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Gatik gets independent safety validation from TUV SUD for autonomous logistics

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Source: Gatik Gatik AI Inc. Founded in 2017, Gatik has developed autonomous vehicles ( AVs ) for middle-mile and short-haul logistics. The automotive and trucking industries self-certify,” said Dr. Adam Campbell, Gatiks head of safety. aims to set the bar high for autonomous truck safety. The Mountain View, Calif.-based

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Aurora begins driverless commercial trucking in Texas

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Source: Aurora Aurora Innovation Inc. Aurora Driver follows the rules of the road Urmson, Sterling Anderson, and Drew Bagnell founded Aurora in 2017. In over four years of supervised pilot hauls, the Aurora Driver has delivered over 10,000 customer loads across three million autonomous miles, the company said. by the end of the year.

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Volvo launches VNL Autonomous truck equipped with Aurora software

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Source: Volvo Autonomous Solutions Volvo Autonomous Solutions this week unveiled its first-ever production-ready autonomous truck. Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson, and Drew Bagnell founded Aurora in 2017. The Volvo VNL truck includes features for safety, integration, and commercial scale.

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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

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In the meantime, the company itself changed owners, from Google in 2013 to SoftBank in 2017 and most recently to Hyundai in 2020. Source: Boston Dynamics “Everything we understood, from the time of launching Spot as a prototype to it being a reliable product deployed in fleets, is going into the new Atlas,” Playter said.

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8 noteworthy robotics acquisitions of 2023

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We’re going to be able to ship products sooner and at higher quality with less work,” said Willy Pell, VP of autonomy and new ventures at Blue River Technology, a company John Deere acquired in 2017. million for 6 River Systems , which makes autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for logistics applications. Ocado paid roughly 2.8%

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Adapta Robotics execs explain development strategies for testing and inventory robots

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Source: Adapta Robotics Starting a robotics company is always challenging, as inventors and entrepreneurs scramble to get access to capital and tap the local talent pool. In 2017, rinf.tech developed with European Union support the first prototype of MATT , a delta robot for device testing. Many other use cases derive from that.

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Chinese AV developer WeRide brings in $458.5M from IPO, private placement

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Source: WeRide Guangzhou, China-based WeRide was officially listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market today under the ticker symbol “WRD.” ” Established in 2017, WeRide provides autonomous driving systems ranging from SAE Level 2 to Level 4. per American depositary share, or ADS. . million sq.