During a two-week pilot at a plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the new Figure 02 humanoid successfully fitted sheet metal parts into precise fittings for BMW.

BMW said the Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S. and has assembled more than 6.3 million BMWs over the last 30-plus years.

Innoviz Technologies said its InnovizTwo perception system makes it more affordable for carmakers to validate Level 2+ autonomous vehicles for safety, with a path to Level 3 with software updates.

After last week’s $582 million in funding for autonomous vehicle companies, you might think that driverless investment would coast for a while. However, this week saw more than $1 billion in support for developing self-driving cars and trucks. President’s Day is traditionally the time for car sales, but the automakers and big technology companies are…