Techcrunch Mobility: Waymo’s Big Apple Score and NURO support

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I felt sad because I missed the Monterey week this year, especially because there are a number of detection that I was interested in, including the photovoltaic. Cadillac luxury speed; the Chevrolet Corvette CX and CX.R VISION GRAN Turism and clear Gravity X reveals. Unfortunately, the sprawling quail lands that were overwhelmed by Shampania or SeersuCker suits and wide edges at the Pebble Beach Golf Stadium are below the optimal level of newly broken and institutional feet. Next year!

Meanwhile, I thought I would communicate with you, dear reader, to get your expectations about what exists for automotive and sales of EV in the United States once the Federal tax credit ends on September 30.

My expectations? Well, I don’t really want to raise the results, but I will say this: Car manufacturers will have to do something in the short term to attract customers, not only because of EV tax credit.

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Robotics serviceThe independent pavement company, robot, announced earlier this week that it had acquired Vio RobotatIt is an emerging company that has developed the models of the Artificial Intelligence Corporation and a simulator datab engine for robots. Companies did not reveal the conditions of the deal, but some rear mathematics helped me some small birds in determining that the robots that serve between 45 million dollars and 50 million dollars for Fio.

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Deals!

Several weeks ago, a deal highlighted UberStarting independent car technology NoroAnd EV maker clear. You can Read about that hereBut the important piece to be remembered is Uber’s commitment to making an investment of “millions of dollars” unannounced in Noro. (The sources told me that it is more than $ 300 million in invest in Uber in Lucid.)

Noro now collected more money on E. It reached 203 million dollars From a group of new investors who include NVIDIA, the current Bailily Gifford, icehouse Ventures, Kindred Ventures, and PEDGE VENTERES. Part of Uber’s investments went to E.

Other deals caught my attention …

Ark InvestCathy Wood, I invested about 12.9 million dollars In the independent Chinese leadership company Pony.aiAccording to the company.

Aero networkStarting space, raised 6 million dollars in seed financing From calibrating projects and projects everywhere.

Group14Start battery materials, 463 million dollars raised In a financing tour, led by the SK Battery Manufacturer, with the participation of ATL, Lightrock, Microsoft, Porsche and Omers. Besides the tour, Group14 also announced that it had “obtained a full ownership” of a joint project with SK in South Korea.

shelterFounded in 2023, supported by Y Combinator and General Catalyst, recently closed a seed tour of $ 4 million. Read the company’s plan to build a Decentralization “Uber for shipping”.

One update on via Public subscription: Renaissance capital estimates via Up to $ 500 million.

Promise readings and other tales

Hirtz will Start the sale Pre -vehicles on Amazon Autos.

Redwood materials He said he works with Caterpillar Ride the battery packs From the underground lines of the battery.

Timing He plans to provide audio aid functions inside the car Supported by Debsik And bytedance Doubao artificial intelligence.

Guidance CompanyAnd it is an emerging company that helps transportation agencies to match the bicycles with vehicles quickly and at a cost, at a cheap price, Zoox fell as the first agent of Robotaxi. Zoox will purchase an unprecedented license for the steering company technology and will bring five of the start -up engineers on board “efficiency and ability to expand” for the emerging Robotaxi service.

Volkswagen He faces a lawsuit At the US local court in New Jersey about the buttons on the wheel in its cars, including ID.4. The lawsuit claims that the buttons are very sensitive and easy to activate.

And emo He was Permit To test its independent cars in New York City, the first such approval given by the city. The company TECHCRUNCH told it to start starting a “immediate” test.

In the world of drones and food, I assumed it was imperative to get Zipotle – the merging of Zipline and Chipotle words. ZiplineStarting the delivery of independent drones, partnership with Chipotle to Digital requests fly to guest sites In the Great Dallas region.

Another thing …

Vanity Fair has a long feature on Waymo Co-CEO Takedra This digs in its past, how it runs, and as the author notes its non -color style. that it It is worth reading It gives me an opportunity to remind you of everything that will be in our phase 2025 disruptionWhich will be held from 27 to 29 October in San Francisco.