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Applied Intuition to buy autonomous trucking SPAC Embark for $71M
Embark Trucks, the autonomous trucking company that recently cut 70% of its workforce, is being acquired by Applied Intuition, a simulation and software provider for autonomous vehicle development. The all-cash…
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Who’s to blame for all the SPAC implosions?
Autonomous trucking startup Embark SPAC’d with a multibillion-dollar price tag. It’s now a smoking crater We have to ask whose fault this all was.
Ryder to build logistics network with autonomous trucking company Embark
Supply chain and fleet management solutions company Ryder is partnering with yet another autonomous trucking company. On Thursday, Ryder announced its plans to help Embark launch a nationwide network of…
The Station: Quanergy and Embark to go public via SPAC, Spin and Bird announce fresh launches
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Autonomous trucking startup Embark to go public in $5.2B SPAC deal
Five-year old self-driving truck startup Embark Trucks Inc. said Wednesday it would merge with special purpose acquisition company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II in a deal valued at $5.2 billion.…
TuSimple seeking $250 million in new funding to scale self-driving trucks
TuSimple, the self-driving truck startup backed by Sina, Nvidia, UPS and Tier 1 supplier Mando Corporation, is headed back into the marketplace in search of new capital from investors. The…
Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics begins deliveries in Texas
A year after coming out of stealth mode with $40 million, self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics will begin making its first commercial deliveries in Texas. Kodiak will open a new…
Nexon takes control of emerging game studio Embark via a $96M investment
Six months ago Korean games giant Nexon seemed headed for a management change, but now it seems very much back to business as usual. Days after founder Kim Jung-ju was…
Nexon founder hints at plan to sell his $9B majority share in gaming giant
The founder of Korea’s Nexon, one of the biggest gaming companies on the planet, today appeared to acknowledge his intention to sell his controlling interest for around $9 billion. The divestment…
Autonomous trucking startup Embark lands $30 million in funding
Embark Trucks has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital in its bid to be the first to develop and launch a commercially viable…
Last week at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, TechCrunch held its second TC Sessions: Robotics event. It was a full day of panels and demos, featuring the top minds in robotics,…
Embark CEO says autonomous driving is the only way we’ll get to zero fatalities
Autonomous systems are coming. In fact, they’re already here, thanks to Alphabet’s Waymo, Uber and smaller startups like Aurora, Embark Trucks and Voyage. Although there have a been a couple…
Starting a robotics company out of school? Not so fast, suggest investors
Every once in a while, a college student or recent graduate dares to launch a robotics startup and . . . everything goes as well as could be expected. Such…
Waymo and Google launch a self-driving truck pilot in Atlanta
Waymo’s autonomous trucking program is coming along – though we haven’t heard much about it since discovering it was a real thing last year, Waymo today announced that it’s launching…
Embark’s self-driving truck completes 2,400 mile cross-U.S. trip
Embark’s autonomous trucking solution just demonstrated what it could be capable of in a big way: It make a coast-to-coast trip from L.A. to Jacksonville, Florida, driving 2,400 miles from…
Inside Embark’s mission to make autonomous trucking a reality
Autonomous trucking is an area where a growing number of companies are competing for talent and funding, but newcomer Embark is on a bit of a hot streak when it…
Crunch Report | Google Glass for the Enterprise
Google Glass is relaunching but this time for the enterprise, Game of Thrones breaks HBO streaming records, Amazon and Tinder both now have a “stories” feature and Embark has taken…
Self-driving truck startup Embark raises $15M, partners with Peterbilt
Self-driving trucking startup Embark has raised $15 million in Series A financing, the company announced on Tuesday. Embark first broke cover back in February, when it revealed trucks equipped with…
Doggie DNA startup Embark raises $4.5 million in seed to find your puppy’s breed
Ever wanted to know the genetic mix of your mutt? Embark, a doggie DNA startup has raised $4.5 million in seed to expand its offering of genetic kits for your…
Alphabet-owned Waymo, the autonomous driving technology that began life as Google’s self-driving car project, is evaluating a move into self-driving trucking. The company told BuzzFeed that it’s currently conducting a…
Embark’s self-driving truck is ready to assist human drivers
Self-driving trucking startup Embark is revealing its tech for the first time, showing off a competitor for Uber’s Otto that uses neural networks and deep learning to teach trucks how…
Apple is said to be planning to bring built-in transit directions to its native Maps app in iOS 9. Transit directions were left out when Apple replaced Google Maps with…
Apple Acquires Embark, Another Mapping App With Transit Information
Apple has acquired yet another transit mapping application reports Jessica Lessin, this time it’s Embark, a Silicon Valley-based startup that builds apps for different cities to provide information about routes…
YC-Funded Embark Is Now Plotting Two Million Transit Trips A Month
As a former resident of Los Angeles, New York’s public transportation system feels magical at times. Trains — underground trains — that go places you actually want to go. It’s…
