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China’s highest-valued autonomous driving startup, Toyota-backed Pony.ai is among the first to offer robotaxis to the public in both China and the US.
China’s highest-valued autonomous driving startup, Toyota-backed Pony.ai is among the first to offer robotaxis to the public in both China and the US.
Fresh from NYSE-listing, raising almost $1.5bn, Xpeng Motors has outperformed market expectations amid Covid-19 economic slump and deteriorating US-China relations.
Fresh from NYSE-listing, raising almost $1.5bn, Xpeng Motors has outperformed market expectations amid Covid-19 economic slump and deteriorating US-China relations.
A platform connecting electric vehicle drivers with 60,000 public and private charging stations worldwide, includes a recharging app to facilitate collaborative economies across smart cities.
A platform connecting electric vehicle drivers with 60,000 public and private charging stations worldwide, includes a recharging app to facilitate collaborative economies across smart cities.
Shotl bus-pooling and shuttle services will cut pollution by providing cheaper on-demand travel options for city dwellers, commuters and the disabled.
Shotl bus-pooling and shuttle services will cut pollution by providing cheaper on-demand travel options for city dwellers, commuters and the disabled.
SigmaRail is the Google Maps for railway professionals, offering advanced mapping and engineering consultancy services to aid in resource management, surveillance and maintenance.
SigmaRail is the Google Maps for railway professionals, offering advanced mapping and engineering consultancy services to aid in resource management, surveillance and maintenance.
AISpeech’s voice recognition technology has been widely applied by Alibaba, Tencent and other top companies in smart home, automotive and robotics products.
AISpeech’s voice recognition technology has been widely applied by Alibaba, Tencent and other top companies in smart home, automotive and robotics products.
Sherpa targets the underserved Spanish personal digital assistant (PDA) market, expanding through key industry partnerships and is poised to enter new consumer verticals.
Sherpa targets the underserved Spanish personal digital assistant (PDA) market, expanding through key industry partnerships and is poised to enter new consumer verticals.
Ex-Tesla manager is one step away from creating the next Spanish unicorn - developing the smallest and most advanced chargers for electric and hybrid vehicles.Poised for global protagonism in the domestic and commercial EV and hybrid charging markets with compact, AI-improved intelligent designs and partnerships with major manufactuers and sector developers.
Ex-Tesla manager is one step away from creating the next Spanish unicorn - developing the smallest and most advanced chargers for electric and hybrid vehicles.Poised for global protagonism in the domestic and commercial EV and hybrid charging markets with compact, AI-improved intelligent designs and partnerships with major manufactuers and sector developers.
A leader in autonomous vehicle tech, Veniam's Wi-Fi meshes support smart city connected vehicle networks and move terabytes of data between vehicles and the Cloud.
A leader in autonomous vehicle tech, Veniam's Wi-Fi meshes support smart city connected vehicle networks and move terabytes of data between vehicles and the Cloud.
Trax Center’s user-friendly smartphone vehicle app solves security and maintenance issues by providing real time GPS tracking, anti-theft measures and critical vehicle status updates.
Trax Center’s user-friendly smartphone vehicle app solves security and maintenance issues by providing real time GPS tracking, anti-theft measures and critical vehicle status updates.
Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley
The investment arm of Yamaha Motor Group (Japan) was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It focuses on industrial automation and transportation technology, and on smart and automated solutions in particular. Recent investments include automated strawberry picker Advanced Farm Technologies' US$7.5m Series A round and drone and robotics startup Exyn Technology's US$16m Series A round.
The investment arm of Yamaha Motor Group (Japan) was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It focuses on industrial automation and transportation technology, and on smart and automated solutions in particular. Recent investments include automated strawberry picker Advanced Farm Technologies' US$7.5m Series A round and drone and robotics startup Exyn Technology's US$16m Series A round.
As the Korean conglomerate’s gateway to deep tech startups and innovation, Samsung NEXT covers product development, investment, M&A and partnerships in a single entity to complement Samsung’s hardware business. Outside of South Korea, Samsung NEXT has offices in Berlin, Tel Aviv and in the US in New York, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. Its portfolio currently includes 55 companies with recent investments including in Series A rounds for Tetrate, Brodmann17 and RapidDeploy, as well as Healthy.io's Series B. It has managed 13 exits to date, including LoopPay, Automated Insights and EyeVerify. The VC was established in 2013.
As the Korean conglomerate’s gateway to deep tech startups and innovation, Samsung NEXT covers product development, investment, M&A and partnerships in a single entity to complement Samsung’s hardware business. Outside of South Korea, Samsung NEXT has offices in Berlin, Tel Aviv and in the US in New York, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. Its portfolio currently includes 55 companies with recent investments including in Series A rounds for Tetrate, Brodmann17 and RapidDeploy, as well as Healthy.io's Series B. It has managed 13 exits to date, including LoopPay, Automated Insights and EyeVerify. The VC was established in 2013.
B4Motion is a Spanish venture capital fund led by Sebastian Canadell and supported by a board of advisors who have varied expertise in visual media production, mobile strategy, product design and law. B4Motion is focused on mobility-related technologies, including autonomous driving systems, Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications for transport as well as on-demand logistics, car sharing, parking and valet services. B4Motion invests across all funding stages from seed through Series D and IPO in the Spanish and Latin American markets.
B4Motion is a Spanish venture capital fund led by Sebastian Canadell and supported by a board of advisors who have varied expertise in visual media production, mobile strategy, product design and law. B4Motion is focused on mobility-related technologies, including autonomous driving systems, Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications for transport as well as on-demand logistics, car sharing, parking and valet services. B4Motion invests across all funding stages from seed through Series D and IPO in the Spanish and Latin American markets.
Co-founded by Robin Li and six others in 2000, Baidu, Inc., is a search engine provider with 80% of the Chinese market. Its business consists of three parts: search services, transaction services and iQiyi video services. Search services are targeted at internet users; pay-for-placement services, for example, are triggered by search queries. Transaction services include Baidu Nuomi, Baidu Maps, Baidu Connect, Baidu Wallet, etc. iQiyi is an online video platform with a content library that includes licensed and self-produced films and shows. In 2017, Baidu invested mainly in the fields of AI, transportation and enterprise services.
Co-founded by Robin Li and six others in 2000, Baidu, Inc., is a search engine provider with 80% of the Chinese market. Its business consists of three parts: search services, transaction services and iQiyi video services. Search services are targeted at internet users; pay-for-placement services, for example, are triggered by search queries. Transaction services include Baidu Nuomi, Baidu Maps, Baidu Connect, Baidu Wallet, etc. iQiyi is an online video platform with a content library that includes licensed and self-produced films and shows. In 2017, Baidu invested mainly in the fields of AI, transportation and enterprise services.
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As AI assistant market heats up, Sherpa zooms in on smart autos, smart homes
Spanish AI assistant startup Sherpa launches Sherpa Platform, a new set of APIs for smart cars, phones and home devices
Plug-it and Drive-it with Wallbox’s EV quick chargers
Created by an ex-Tesla engineer, these generic chargers are fast and easy to use – just like recharging mobile phones
As Veniam’s “Internet of Moving Things” keeps growing, autonomous vehicles are next
The Portuguese startup is going places with its mesh networking technology, but that’s “just the beginning”, says Veniam founder and CEO João Barros. He talks to CompassList about partnering automakers to design self-driving cars, raising a new round of funding in 2018, and more
A Q&A with the Veniam founder and CEO
Founder and CEO Gao Lufeng on Ninebot's acquisition of American motorized scooter maker Segway, China’s rise in technology and innovation, and the company’s plans for the US market