The arcade game Whac-A-Mole describes state-by-state approach to rules of the driverless road while 50-state solution appears far off.
The International Trade Commission terminated a patent infringement claim by lidar maker Ouster against Chinese competitor Hesai.
Lidar maker Ouster sued Chinese rival Hesai alleging patent infringement, a situation the company has experienced as a defendant.
Proterra Inc. and Ouster Inc. are just two of many technology startups and growth-stage companies struggling financially.
A year ago, they fought over patent infringement. Now Ouster and Velodyne are one company seeking to win in the overcrowded lidar market.
It is pretty much acknowledged across the trucking industry that a consolidation of players in autonomous trucking is coming.
Ouster and Velodyne have seen their stock prices tumble this year, but can a merger between the two lead to a turnaround?
Outrider, an autonomous distribution yard developer, is readying a robotics kit that would allow shippers to automate operations.
Top executives resigned at ELMS Inc. following a board probe into their discounted stock purchases before a SPAC merger.
Lidar startups are selling their wares to autonomous vehicles and other businesses, hedging their bets to survive in an overpopulated field.
Does the search for a completely safe driverless truck mean that everything should wait for perfection? David Liu doesn’t think so.
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Self-driving truck technology startup Plus is already working on an autonomous freight matching project in China. Now it has investors there.
The Series C financing was led by China Merchants Capital, with participation from Shenzhen Capital Group, New Alliance Capital, Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services, and Phoenix Insurance Company.
The company also announced the opening of a manufacturing facility in San Francisco’s Mission District that will soon have the capacity to produce several thousand sensors a month.
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