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| 26.08.2026 | Hyundai lifts margin target, expands US hybrid lineup | Previous
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| 19.08.2026 | Seoul Triples Gangnam Robotaxi Fleet, Unlocks School Zones for Driverless Operation | By Russell White
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| 08.07.2026 | Watts & Wheels S1E7: ‘Ferrari’s EV breaks the internet’ | Episode 7 of Watts & Wheels – TechCentral’s electric motoring show – opens with mock outrage: the South African Car of the Year results are in, and the Alfa Romeo Junior didn’t take the overall title. Hosts William Kelly and Duncan McLe... |
| 13.04.2026 | AeroVironment's new CFO, COO and more leadership moves across the market | AeroVironment
The defense technology company has made one promotion and one hire to its C-level executive team following the integration of BlueHalo and acquisition of ESAero.
Sean Woodward will move up to chief financial officer on May 1 a... |
| 24.03.2026 | Uber начала сотрудничать с компаниями роботакси для борьбы с монополией | За последние несколько недель Uber объявила о трёх новых партнёрствах в сфере роботакси с Zoox, Wayve-Nissan и Rivian. Менее чем за пять лет компания заключила как минимум дюжину сделок, включая WeRide, AVride, May Mobility, Momenta, Pony.A... |
| 05.02.2026 | Israel hits the high notes | - |
| 03.10.2025 | Hesai Becomes the World's First Lidar Company to Produce 1 Million Units in 2025 | PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI; HKEX: 2525), a global leader in lidar solutions, today announced the production of its 1,000,000th lidar unit in 2025, making it the first lidar company worldwi... |
| 04.09.2025 | Hesai Selected as Exclusive Short-Range Lidar Supplier for Motional's All-Electric IONIQ 5 Robotaxi | PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hesai Technology (Nasdaq: HSAI), the global leader in lidar solutions, has been the exclusive short-range lidar supplier for Motional's all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxi for over two years. Today... |
| 03.05.2025 | Uber's Robotaxi Revolution: A New Era in European Mobility | Uber is steering into the future. The ride-hailing giant has struck a deal with Momenta, a Chinese self-driving startup, to launch a robotaxi service in Europe by early 2026. This partnership is a bold move, merging Uber's extensive ridesha... |
| 02.05.2025 | Uber inks robotaxi deal with Momenta to launch service in Europe next year | Uber is partnering with Momenta on a robotaxi service that it plans to launch in Europe next year.
The agreement brings together Uber’s global ridesharing network with Momenta’s self-driving technology.
Uber previously had its own self-driv... |
| 22.11.2024 | Vecna Robotics: Material Handling Automation Solutions Company Raises $14.5 Million | Vecna Robotics, a leader in flexible material handling automation solutions, announced it has brought on Karl Iagnemma as CEO and raised $14.5 million in additional funding from existing investors. The proceeds of the funding round are earm... |
| 13.11.2024 | The Rise and Fall of Startups: A Tale of Two Companies | In the world of startups, fortunes can shift like sand in the wind. Two companies, Dealshare and Vecna Robotics, illustrate this volatility. One is sinking, while the other is rising. Their stories reflect the broader landscape of innovatio... |
| 13.11.2024 | Vecna Robotics Closes $14.5M Additional Funding | Vecna Robotics, a Waltham, MA-based company which specializes in flexible material handling automation solutions, raised $14.5M in additional funding.
Backers included unnamed existing investors.
The company intends to use the funds to acce... |
| 13.11.2024 | Industrial automation startup Vecna Robotics raises $14.5M, appoints new CEO
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| 04.10.2024 | The Road Ahead: Uber and Hyundai's Bold Moves in Autonomous Driving | The future of transportation is unfolding before our eyes. Two major players, Uber and Hyundai, are making significant strides in the realm of autonomous vehicles. Their recent partnerships signal a shift in how we think about mobility. Ube... |
| 04.10.2024 | Uber заключила соглашение с подразделением бывшей Yandex N.V. по развитию роботакси | Uber подписала многолетнее соглашение с подразделением бывшей Yandex N.V. по разработке беспилотников Avride для работы роботакси и доставки в основном сервисе компании и Uber Eats.
Подразделение под названием Yandex Self-Driving Group зани... |
| 27.07.2024 | Uber's Profitability: A New Chapter or Just a Mirage? | Uber has finally crossed the profitability threshold. After years of losses, the ride-hailing giant reported its first annual profit in 2023. This milestone has sparked a wave of optimism among investors. Yet, beneath the surface, questions... |
| 27.07.2024 | Uber's Journey: From Losses to Profitability and the Road Ahead | Uber has traveled a long, winding road. Once a symbol of disruption, it now stands at a crossroads. The company has finally turned a profit after years of staggering losses. But what does this mean for the future? In 2023, Uber reported its... |
| 23.07.2024 | Uber наконец-то стал прибыльным — что дальше? | Запуск в новых городах был недешевым: нужно было привлечь на платформу водителей, провести маркетинговые кампании, развернуть новые сервисы, а еще нанять дорогих юристов, чтобы те разбирались в тонкостях местного законодательства — при этом... |
| 17.05.2024 | Hyundai потратит около $1 млрд на поддержание стартапа по беспилотному вождению Motional | Hyundai согласилась потратить почти $1 млрд на Motional — это инвестиция, которая даст автопроизводителю контрольный пакет акций, а стартапу по производству беспилотных автомобилей — необходимый капитал для продолжения работы, сообщает Tech... |
| 07.05.2024 | Motional delays commercial robotaxi plans amid restructuring | Motional, the autonomous vehicle startup borne out of a $4 billion joint venture between Hyundai and automotive supplier Aptiv, will pause its commercial operations and delay plans to launch a driverless taxi service as it undergoes a restr... |
| 05.05.2024 | Hyundai antes up $1B for AV startup Motional and Elon unplugs the Tesla Supercharger team | Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Before I jump into the all the news — and boy there was a lot! — I have an important update for all of you lovely readers. TechCru... |
| 02.05.2024 | Aptiv to sell stake in self-driving venture to Hyundai, cuts FY sales view | :Auto parts supplier Aptiv on Thursday cut its annual sales forecast and said it would reduce equity interest in its self-driving joint venture, Motional, with Hyundai Motor.
Shares of Aptiv jumped about 11.6 per cent in morning trading.
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| 02.05.2024 | Hyundai is spending close to $1 billion to keep self-driving startup Motional alive | Hyundai has agreed to spend nearly $1 billion on Motional, an investment that will give the automaker a majority stake while providing the self-driving startup with the necessary capital to keep operating.
The Korean automaker invested $475... |
| 27.04.2024 | A wrestling match over who should control robotaxis is playing out in California | Cities around the country have long been crying out for more control over how autonomous vehicles are deployed on their streets. In California, they might finally get their wish.
A handful of AV-related bills, which made progress this month... |
| 05.04.2024 | Ottopia Selected as the Global Market Leader of Automotive Teleoperation by Frost & Sullivan | Ottopia builds and provides tele-driving technology to enable luxury, convenience, efficiency, and innovation in the mobility ecosystem, revolutionizing the automotive industry.
SAN ANTONIO, April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sulliva... |
| 15.03.2024 | These 61 robotics companies are hiring | It’s extremely heartening to see our little list effectively double since the last time we did one of these. While it’s true that layoffs continue to plague the tech industry at large, there are few better fields to be expert in at the mome... |
| 12.03.2024 | Uber CEO outlines plans for increasing driver EV access, reducing emissions at SXSW | Uber’s future will be greener, more affordable, and able to challenge Amazon at its own rapid delivery game, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi predicted while onstage this week at SXSW.
His vision, which he charted out during an interview with city of ... |
| 12.12.2023 | China’s WeRide tests autonomous buses in Singapore, accelerates global ambition | After years of aggressive expansion at home, China’s autonomous vehicle upstarts are now setting their gaze on overseas markets. WeRide, in particular, has been on a licensing spree.
On Monday, WeRide announced it has obtained two licenses ... |
| 01.05.2023 | A deep tech investor predicts these 3 AI startups will become the decacorns of this decade with valuations of over $100 billion | Amir Khan is a deep tech investor who's known about ChatGPT for 10 years.
He lists three startups he wishes he had invested in years ago.
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| 01.05.2023 | A deep tech investor predicts these 3 AI startups will become the decacorns of this decade with valuations of over $100 billion | Amir Khan thinks that there will be a significant increase in AI and machine learning technologies in the commercial sector by 2030. OpenAI
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| 02.03.2023 | Experts ranked the leading self-driving companies. Tesla didn't even crack the top 10. | Tesla recently came in last of 16 automated-driving tech companies ranked by Guidehouse Insights. Kena Betancur/VIEW press
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| 18.08.2022 | Lyft Launches Autonomous Electric ‘Robotaxis’ in Las Vegas | (Photo: Lyft)If you’re planning to visit Las Vegas soon, you might be able to hitch a ride to the Strip in a fully electric autonomous vehicle. Lyft has announced that its partnership with Motional, a self-driving vehicle company, is expand... |
| 16.08.2022 | Motional launches autonomous Hyundai IONIQ 5s on Lyft network in Las Vegas | Motional, the Aptiv-Hyundai joint venture that’s working to commercialize autonomous driving technology, has launched its new all-electric IONIQ 5-based robotaxi for driverless ride-hail operations on the Lyft network in Las Vegas. The news... |
| 18.07.2022 | The Station: Restructuring ripples and the next investor darling of the EV era | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox.
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| 11.04.2022 | The Station: Calling all mobility founders, an unexpected Tesla Cyber Rodeo cameo and Gogoro’s public debut | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox.
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| 17.01.2022 | Uber ties up with Motional to roll out driverless delivery vehicles in US | Avishek Banerjee 17 Jan, 2022
The future of automated or driverless cars may be in a limbo in India, but such products are already gaining eminence in the United States. After Tesla, Waymo (formerly the Google self-driving car project), Ube... |
| 13.01.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Remilk raises $120m; ‘world’s first plant-based salmon fillet’ unveiled | There were multiple fundings above or near the $100 million mark this week in agrifoodtech, led by Estonian ride-hailing and food delivery app Bolt with its $709 million round.
Elsewhere, alt-dairy startup ReMilk raised $120 million, while ... |
| 17.12.2021 | Uber to launch driverless food deliveries in California in 2022 | Motional's all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5-based robotaxi will be making autonomous deliveries for Uber starting 2022.
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Uber is pushing forward in the driverless technology space with a new programme that will roll out early... |
| 16.12.2021 | Motional and Uber to Deliver Meals with Robotaxis in Santa Monica | Residents of Santa Monica will be able to have their food delivered by robotaxi next year.
Boston-based advanced driverless company Motional announced Thursday it would collaborate with Uber Technologies on a program to deliver meal kits to... |
| 16.12.2021 | Motional and Uber Announce Partnership for Autonomous Deliveries | Motional, a global driverless technology leader, and Uber Technologies Inc announced a partnership to launch autonomous deliveries for Uber customers, starting in Santa Monica in early 2022. Motional’s all-electric vehicles will conduct del... |
| 16.12.2021 | Uber will launch driverless food deliveries in California in 2022 | Motional’s all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5-based robotaxi will be making autonomous deliveries for Uber starting 2022. Uber & Motional
Uber is pushing forward in the driverless technology space with a new program that will roll out early n... |
| 30.11.2021 | Foundry Lab exits stealth mode with “breakthrough” digital metal casting technology | New Zealand-based metal casting start-up Foundry Lab has emerged from stealth mode after raising $8 million in a Series A funding round.
Backed by venture capital firm Blackbird Ventures and the likes of Rocket Lab’s CEO Peter Beck, the com... |
| 29.11.2021 | Is the public ready for autonomous vehicles? Motional launched a survey to find out | Would you trust a self-driving car on the road?
Earlier this month, Aptiv and Hyundai-led autonomous vehicle company Motional released new data from a third party survey on public trust and perception of self-driving cars and trucks. The Ha... |
| 06.09.2021 | Hyundai Motor : Presents Carbon Neutral Commitment at IAA Mobility 2021 | · Hyundai Motor commits to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045
· Hyundai's holistic approach focuses on three pillars: clean mobility, next-generation platforms and green energy
· Hyundai to stop selling internal combustion engine vehicles in... |
| 31.08.2021 | MOTIONAL AND HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP UNVEIL THE IONIQ 5 ROBOTAXI: MOTIONAL'S NEXT-GENERATION ROBOTAXI | · The all-electric IONIQ 5-based robotaxi is Motional's first commercial vehicle and will be used in its fully driverless public ride-hail service starting in 2023
· The vehicle represents the product of unparalleled expertise and partnersh... |
| 31.08.2021 | Motional and Hyundai Motor Group Unveil the IONIQ 5 Robotaxi: Motional's Next-Generation Robotaxi | The all-electric IONIQ 5-based robotaxi is Motional's first commercial vehicle and will be used in its fully driverless public ride-hail service starting in 2023
The vehicle represents the product of unparalleled expertise and partnership b... |
| 11.08.2021 | Motional Will Double Its Staff As It Begins Testing Autonomous Vehicles in Santa Monica | Boston-based autonomous vehicle company Motional announced Tuesday it will expand its West Coast operations and start testing vehicles in the city as it gears up to offer driverless ride hailing cars in the next two years.
Motional will hav... |
| 25.05.2021 | Motional and MassChallenge Partner to Build the Future of Mobility | Motional joins MassChallenge’s global network of innovators as the first partner to sponsor the new Mobility Track.
(Boston, MA) May 25, 2021 – MassChallenge, the global network for innovators, and Motional, a global leader in driverless t... |
| 31.03.2021 | All-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5 to serve as vehicle platform for next-gen robotaxi service with Lyft | The Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV.
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| 22.02.2021 | Motional Initiates Testing Of Driverless Vehicles In Las Vegas | Motional is initiating driverless operations within their current ride hailing services in Las ... [+] Vegas.Motional |
| 02.02.2021 | Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium Expands Expertise, Welcomes Motional as Newest Member | “Motional will play a critical role in supporting this effort by sharing collective learnings, perspectives, and expertise with the consortium from its vast international testing experience.” - Amy Chu, director of the Automated Vehicle Saf... |
| 25.01.2021 | A look at the soaring valuations of Rivian and Cruise with transportation VC Reilly Brennan | Perhaps more than most, Reilly Brennan loves cars and trucks. The native Michigander happily did grunt work for an automotive magazine as an undergrad at the University of Michigan before landing a gig as a trackside communications manager ... |
| 23.12.2020 | This Week in Jobs Pittsburgh: Zen Baby | Hi! You’re reading the Pittsburgh edition of This Week in Jobs (TWIJ), a weekly newsletter written by our team at Technical.ly in partnership with InnovatePGH and the Pittsburgh Innovation District. Each week we put together for you a slate... |
| 17.11.2020 | Motional receives permission to begin testing autonomous vehicles without safety drivers in Nevada | Motional, the joint autonomous driving partnership between Aptiv and Hyundai, today announced it has received permission from the state of Nevada to test its autonomous cars without a driver behind the wheel. The company says this is part o... |
| 17.11.2020 | Motional gets approval to test fully driverless vehicles in Nevada | Motional, the Aptiv-Hyundai $4 billion joint venture aimed at commercializing autonomous vehicles, is preparing to roll out fully driverless vehicles on public roads in Las Vegas after receiving approval from the state of Nevada.
The compan... |
| 17.11.2020 | Motional receives permission to begin testing autonomous vehicles without safety drivers in Nevada | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Motional, the joint autonomous driving partnership between Aptiv and Hyundai, today announced it has received permission from the state... |
| 27.10.2020 | Motional partners with Via to launch a robo-taxi service in the U.S. | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Motional, a joint self-driving research collaboration between Aptiv and Hyundai, today announced a partnership with Via that the compan... |
| 27.10.2020 | Motional partners with Via to launch a robo-taxi service in the U.S. | Motional, a joint self-driving research collaboration between Aptiv and Hyundai, today announced a partnership with Via that the companies say will serve as a blueprint for an on-demand, shared robo-taxi service. Ahead of the partnership’s ... |
| 22.10.2020 | Motional resumes self-driving robo-taxi service with Lyft in Las Vegas | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 22.10.2020 | Motional resumes self-driving robo-taxi service with Lyft in Las Vegas | Motional, the joint autonomous vehicle venture from Aptiv and Hyundai, today announced the resumption of its self-driving mobility service with Lyft in Las Vegas after pausing operations due to the pandemic. Passengers will ride in new Moti... |
| 14.10.2020 | 5 years ago, Pittsburgh promised a self-driving boom. Where is it now? | The DARPA Grand Challenge is where the rubber meets the road for self-driving cars.
In 2007, a crack team of technologists from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) called the Tartan Racing Team bested bitter rivals and ‘05 DARPA Challenge winn... |
| 29.09.2020 | Enthusiasm around autonomous vehicles has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic | Getty Images/iStockphoto
A report on the public perception of self-driving vehicles in the United States found that 62% of people surveyed believe autonomous vehicles are the way of the future, and that enthusiasm for those vehicles has ris... |
| 24.09.2020 | Motional Releases Inaugural Consumer Mobility Report | |
| 02.09.2020 | Motional Expands Groundbreaking nuScenes Datasets To Enable A Safer, Smarter Autonomous Driving Industry | |
| 11.08.2020 | Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture promises commercial autonomous vehicles by 2022 | The Hyundai-Aptiv Autonomous Driving Joint Venture, a collaboration between Hyundai and Aptiv (formerly Delphi) to develop autonomous vehicle technologies, has a new name. It’s now called Motional, a portmanteau of “motion” and “emotional,”... |
| 11.08.2020 | Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture promises commercial autonomous vehicles by 2022 | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The Hyundai-Aptiv Autonomous Driving Joint Venture, a collaboration between Hyundai and Aptiv (formerly Delphi) to develop autonomous v... |
| - | Why Scrubs Maker FIGS is Being Sued in California Court | Last August, FIGS, the medical scrub startup based in Santa Monica, was sued for false advertising and misleading business practices. This week, the company is in court arguing it didn’t need to rely on any unsavory marketing tactics and th... |
| - | Neighborhood 91 Breaks Ground on New Building to Expand Advanced Manufacturing Campus | Neighborhood 91 (N91), the advanced manufacturing campus at Pittsburgh International Airport, is expanding with a new 108,000-square-foot building intended to attract additional businesses and jobs to southwestern Pennsylvania. Officials br... |
| - | Facial Recognition Is More Likely to Misidentify Black and Asian People. A New Bill Hopes to Limit Its Use By Law Enforcement | In 2020, Robert Julian-Borchak Williams was wrongfully arrested due to an algorithm used by the Michigan State Police who matched his driver’s license with a blurry surveillance photo. A few weeks later, Michael Oliver was arrested and char... |
| - | A Content Creator's Guide To Navigating 'Finfluencers' On TikTok | People are always looking for ways to make extra money, especially with the looming threat of 1970s-style inflation. On TikTok and other social media sites, influencers exploit this need and gain followers with tantalizing but often sketchy... |
| - | Fisker’s Manufacturing Strategy Is the Largest Experiment In Making EVs Affordable | I’ve spilled considerable ink on California-based electric vehicle companies like Rivian, Faraday Future, Vinfast, and Tesla. But one company that’s flown under the radar is Fisker. Backed by the charismatic auto industry legend bearing the... |
| - | What California's Sports Betting and EV Tax Propositions Would Mean for LA | In this upcoming midterm election, two of the seven measures on the Nov. 8 ballot could heavily impact the tech industry in Los Angeles. They are propositions 27 and 30.
Here’s what you need to know. Proposition 27 - Online Sports Betting
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| - | Motional and Hyundai unveil first glimpse of upcoming Ioniq 5 robotaxi | Motional, alongside Hyundai Motor Group, has shared the first image of its next-generation robotaxi based around the Ioniq 5 EV. The Ioniq 5 robotaxi, as it is being called, will be used in completely driverless public ride services beginni... |
| - | Subscribe to our newsletter to catch every headline. | The quick commerce competition is heading up and one UCLA student has found a niche way to stand out: targeting hungry college students. The UCLA-based startup Duffl recently raised $12 million in a Series A round and it has plans to keep g... |
| - | The Evolution of LA’s Robotaxi Industry: A Timeline | There’s no shortage of companies testing autonomous cars in Los Angeles and everyday it seems more enter the city with the goal of addressing its transportation needs through self-driving rideshares.
See our timeline below for key developme... |
| - | LA Venture: FullCycle’s Kyle Adkins On Addressing the Climate Crisis Piece-by-Piece | As climate change forces industries to radically shift their approach, FullCycle Climate Partners’ Kyle Adkins is eagerly investing in the tech that can address the crisis.
On this episode of L.A. Venture, Adkins talks about the climate tec... |
| - | Motional AD | “Motional harnesses deep industry experience in our mission to develop and deploy autonomous vehicles and to make driverless technology safe and reliable.” |
| - | Office Hours: Poppi Co-Founder Allison Ellsworth on Creating a Healthy Soda Alternative | On today's episode of "Office Hours." we talk with Allison Ellsworth, co-founder of Poppi, a soda alternative that promotes gut health. Her company picked up distribution from Whole Foods and made a splash on ABC's “Shark Tank.&qu... |
| - | How GTLA Aims to Make Manufacturing in LA More Equitable and Eco-Friendly | Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Guadalupe (Loopé) Tlatenchi has worked in many areas of L.A.’s fashion industry for the past 10 years, first as a freelance patternmaker, then as a designer.
The city is home to one of the top f... |
| - | Motional to begin robotaxi testing with Hyundai Ioniq 5 in Los Angeles | Driverless tech company Motional announced the expansion of its West Coast operations, including public road testing of its next-generation robotaxi in Los Angeles under an agreement with Lyft. Motional has also opened a Bay Area office for... |
| - | Motional Links With Uber to Make Robotaxis a Reality | Motional, a self-driving taxi startup backed by Hyundai, will partner with Uber to bring its robotic taxis to cities throughout the United States within the next decade as part of its push to get people more comfortable with the concept of ... |
| - | LA Venture: Touchdown Ventures Partner Beth Kearns on ‘Corporate Innovation’ | In the early days of the internet, Beth Kearns jokes that she was the only person in her organization with an AOL account.
“They were like, ‘Oh, well, you know, you just graduated college. So you'll be the one who can access the internet. Y... |
| - | Amazon Launches $150M Fund to Back Underrepresented Founders | Amazon Catalytic Capital will invest $150 million to venture capital funds backing Black, Latino, Indigenous, women, and LGBTQIA+ founders at the pre-seed and seed capital stage capital. Their goal is to support developing startups through ... |
| - | Discord Sued Over Child Sexual Exploitation | The Social Media Victims Law Center in California, a legal resource aiding parents whose children have been harmed by social media, is suing Discord, Roblox, Snap and Meta for allegedly enabling sexual exploitation.
The lawsuit, filed by th... |
| - | Uber deploying Motional IONIQ 5 driverless robotaxis to millions of riders over the next decade | Rideshare provider Uber has signed a 10-year, multi-market commercial agreement with Motional – a developer of driverless robotaxis. As part of the agreement, Uber will deploy Motional’s IONIQ 5 electric robotaxis in select markets at first... |
| - | Motional begins autonomous Uber Eats deliveries in California using IONIQ 5 EVs | Following a partnership announced in late 2021, Motional has begun end-to-end food deliveries for Uber Eats in Southern California using its autonomous IONIQ 5 robotaxi EVs. The pilot program marks the first autonomous deliveries for Motion... |
| - | Liquid Death May Just Be The 'Fastest Growing Non-Alcoholic Beverage Of All Time' | When Santa Monica-based Liquid Death launched with funding from neighboring venture capital firm Science Inc. in 2018, the Los Angeles startup world – and everyone else – had nothing but jokes. But with the company’s latest $700 million val... |
