newmo announced a Series B round raising 208億円 with KDDI as lead investor. Cumulative capital since founding is now 407億円. The company plans to bring autonomous taxis to society and targets 10,000 taxis.
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Funding: 208億円 raised in Series B via third-party allocation.
Cumulative: 407億円 total funding since founding.
Lead investor: KDDI株式会社.
Goal: deploy autonomous taxis and aim for 10,000 units.
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Tesla Austin Robotaxi area expands to 442 sq miles
Tesla Austin Robotaxi area expands to 442 sq miles, an increase of 170 sq miles. The expansion represents a 62.5% growth in service coverage.
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Expansion adds 170 square miles.
Total area now 442 square miles, up 62.5%.
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Bolt 25,000 Lucid robotaxis using Nvidia Alpamayo
Bolt plans 25,000 Lucid robotaxis with Nvidia Alpamayo software, starting in Madrid in 2027. The agreement aims to put at least 25,000 autonomous vehicles on European roads.
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Deployment: 25,000 Lucid robotaxis.
Software: Nvidia Alpamayo.
First phase: data collection in Madrid beginning 2027.
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Vehicle registrations schedule announced, 3 today, 1 tomorrow
Vehicle registrations schedule announced with 3 vehicles to be registered today and 1 tomorrow. A few hundred more registrations are planned a few days later.
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3 vehicles today
a few hundred registrations a few days later
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Samsung advances semiconductor engineering with NVIDIA AI
Samsung is advancing semiconductor engineering using NVIDIA-accelerated computing and AI physics. Kakao Mobility plans to integrate NVIDIA Hyperion and Halos for next-generation robotaxis.
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Samsung advancing semiconductor engineering with NVIDIA-accelerated computing and AI physics.
Kakao Mobility plans to integrate NVIDIA Hyperion and Halos to build the next generation of robotaxis.
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FSD 275 square miles geofence robotaxi San Antonio
FSD has a 275 square-mile geofence, the biggest to date, ahead of Austin and Houston, and a robotaxi will be available in San Antonio starting tomorrow at 5 am.
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Geofence: 275 square miles, biggest as of today, ahead of Austin and Houston.
Robotaxi: available in San Antonio starting tomorrow, 5 am.
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Zeekr 9X expands to seven European markets
Zeekr 9X is expanding into seven European markets after its first shipment to the UAE. The flagship SUV marks another step in Zeekr's global journey.
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First shipment to the UAE completed.
Expanding into seven European markets.
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Innoviz LiDAR sensor piloted for train detection at work zones
Innoviz LiDAR sensor is being piloted by Israel Railways and the Drive Group to detect trains approaching active work zones and alert track crews in real time. The system is deployed as a mobile field kit that can be used at any work site.
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Pilot: Israel Railways and the Drive Group are testing the system.
Deployment: The system uses an Innoviz LiDAR sensor and is a mobile field kit for any work site.
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- maariv.co.il - Linked in the post