Sweden-based Einride plans to show how one operator could control of multiple electric vehicles, which it said could transform shipping networks in terms of cost, efficiency, and connectivty.
Starsky Robotics co-founder on self-driving truck shutdown
We knew this was coming, but Starsky Robotics is officially shutting down. CEO & Co-Founder Stefan Seltz-Axmacher addressed the shutdown in a lengthy blog, saying that “timing, more than anything else, is what I think is to blame for our unfortunate fate.” The autonomous trucking startup was founded in 2015 and raised about $21 million.…
Starsky Robotics Raises $16.5M for Self-Driving Trucks
It looks like highway trucking will be one of the first major applications for autonomous driving. Two days after Uber announced self-driving truck operations in Arizona, Starsky Robotics raised $16.5 million in a Series A round led by Shasta Ventures. Previous investors Y Combinator, Trucks.vc, 50 Years and 9Point Ventures also contributed in the round.…