Reported robotics investments in June 2019 focused on transportation, AI and software, manufacturing, and healthcare.
Apple acquires Drive.ai as self-driving car drama continues
Drive.ai had shut down, but Apple rode to the rescue, reviving the prospects for both Drive.ai’s technology and workers and its own self-driving car research.
Simulation Paves Way for Drive.ai Self-Driving Vehicles
Real roads have drunk drivers, downed power lines, potholes and many other obstacles. The streets of simulation software, however, are infinitely more forgiving. In this digital proving ground, engineers can safely replay millions of scenarios designed to help them better program the software that operates a self-driving vehicle. Regarding the simulations used to prepare self-driving…
Self-driving startup Drive.ai raises $15m
Autonomous vehicle startup Drive.ai secured $15 million in funding to help the company expand its leadership team, develop its technology, grow business partnerships and open its first international office in Singapore. The financing was led by Southeast Asia transportation and mobile payments platform Grab, though others participated as well. The funds build on Drive.ai’s June…
Lyft continues self-driving car efforts with new partnerships
Ride share company Lyft is driving full speed ahead in efforts to support the self-driving vehicle industry with several new partnerships just this month. Yesterday, Ford Motor Co. announced it is working with Lyft to deploy Ford’s autonomous vehicles using the ride sharing service. Together, the companies plan to develop software that will connect the…