Xiaomi acquires autonomous driving firm to boost electric vehicle goal

A Xiaomi symbol is found at a Xiaomi store on June 22, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Wang Gang | Visual China Team | Getty Visuals GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese electronics…

China’s WeRide makes first acquisition — an autonomous trucking firm

WeRide robotaxis driving close to the southern Chinese town of Guangzhou. The start out-up commenced screening robotaxis in the city in 2019. WeRide GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese driverless vehicle start-up…

Driverless car firm Pony.ai hires JP Morgan exec as its first CFO

Pony.ai self-driving vehicles operate alongside a highway for the duration of a demo operate on February 1, 2018 in Guangzhou, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images GUANGZHOU,…

Embark CEO Alex Rodrigues taking driverless truck firm public via SPAC

Embark, a self-driving truck venture led by 25-year-old CEO Alex Rodrigues, introduced a offer to go general public by way of SPAC on Wednesday. San Francisco-based mostly Embark plans to…

China autonomous driving firm WeRide valued at $3.3 billion after funding

A fleet of WeRide robotaxis are pictured. The corporation has been screening its robotaxis in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou since 2019. WeRide GUANGZHOU, China — Autonomous driving enterprise…

Aviation firm Lilium to go public through SPAC deal with ex-GM exec

Lilium’s five-seater air taxi, the Lilium Jet, can be viewed traveling at an airfield in southern Germany in new footage launched by the organization. Lilium German aviation start-up Lilium has…

British EV firm Arrival (ARVL) stock sinks in SPAC debut

LONDON — British electrical auto producer Arrival began buying and selling on the Nasdaq Thursday subsequent a merger with a U.S. blank-test firm. The business finalized its blend with CIIG…

Shares of SPAC for EV firm Lucid plummet another 20% Wednesday

Exterior of the Lucid Air sedan, which debuted Sept. 9, 2020 as the firm’s to start with manufacturing motor vehicle. Lucid Shares of Churchill Cash IV plummeted for a next…

Alexis Ohanian’s VC firm raises new $225M fund

(CNN Business) —   Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian’s venture capital firm has raised an additional $225 million to invest in early-stage startups. It is the fourth and largest fund raised…