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TechCrunch Transport Team – Well at least he and senior journalist Rebecca Bellan – it’s the way. Destination: SXSW, The Annual Conference of Technology, Music, Film and Culture in Austin. We both have panels and if you are in the SXSW, please check them out and enter yourself.
We will keep our eyes and ears open to the new transport news coming from the event, including the CEO of Rivian Ceo Rj Scaringe’s onstage Interview. And you all know that I will look for the city for Diameter Robotia, which are only available through Bery application.
SXSW panels include an interview of March 11 with Autodesk Dara Treseder’s leader and San Jose Matt Mahan will focus urban space. On March 12th, Rebecca will talk to Execs from GM, Dolby and Google About entertainment in the carand will interview Wing Managing Director Adam Woodruff, Walmart VP of the special delivery of Warren Moore and the University of North Texas Professor Clinton Purtell for the future of delivery.
Before we move on to the rest of the news, I wanted to touch the invoices that were established by the Trump administrationwhich are expected to increase the automotive industry.
We will follow the developments in the development of this policy policy, including President Trump’s decision to delay invoices in Canada and Mexico imports for one month after requests by executives in the three automakers. The catches? Administration expects GM, Ford and Stellantis To move any offshore businesses In the United States until April 2.
I feel safe in this prediction: this is not going to happen.
A little bird
When Bombing He revealed his cheapest EV, there were some knives and nods for the software that made us wonder. A little bird confirmed what was on our minds.
Volkswagen’s Ultra-EV EV EV called ID Every1-a small four-door hatchback revealed this week-will be the first to be released with software and architecture by Rivia. EV enters production in 2027 with a starting price of 20,000 euros ($ 21,500) and will be the first to be transported with Rivian’s architecture and software as part of a $ 5.8 billion consortium that was hit last year between the German car.
Another cheap EV, called ID.2all, which is supposed to come out in 2026, is based on the E3 1.1 architecture and software developed by the VW Cariad software unit, according to our source.
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Offers!
Let’s call this agreement that Didi dreams of. I’m talking about Chinese ride company Doctrine and his hunting for fresh funds for the autonomous vehicle technology unit that could be estimated at $ 5 billion.
Didi’s autonomous driving, the Didi Unit, which created in 2020, increased a total of $ 1.55 billion to date. Sources familiar with the issue have reported Bloomberg (which reported the scoop) that the unit aims to raise several millions of dollars more and is in talks with investors, including a Beijing -based fund, to measure.
And in other giant news, the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Blot increased to $ 5.6 billion In a primary sale of shares. The company sold 129.8 million primary shares in the deal, more than expected.
Other agreements that received my attention …
Aiden Autoa connected vehicle technology and start -up data starting, set $ 4.2 million In a round of seed funding led by Nuri Venture partners. Other investors include insurance, Tengro Ventures, Band of Angels, Fund Mentors, Start Equity Ventures, Conxcity and Weltham Capital, as well as an anonymous group of angels and family offices. The San Francisco -based start -up, founded by former Volvo engineers, has raised $ 6.1 million to date.
Coniferous Chief executive Anthony aquila It buys almost all the assets of EV starting from bankruptcy. The price? $ 4 million.
CapitalA company that developed electrical charging systems at risk for robotic fleets, lifted $ 15 million In a round of funding of Series A with Toyota Ventures. Investors VC, Il Ventures, Payton Planar Magnetics Ltd., Mobilion and Doral Energy-Tech also participated.
California Program of pure mobility options coupons issued $ 33 million in prizes To tackle mobility gaps and reduce air pollution, including electric school buses and electronic bicycles.
Notable reading and other tidbits
Autonomous vehicles
Hairpin It still has a collaboration, this time with Hyundai. Companies have agreed to jointly develop autonomous vehicles. The deal will focus on AV technology designed for robbery. Avride also expands the fleet of Hyundai Ioniq 5 vehicles, which will be integrated into the self-guidance system. History Note: Waymo and Hyundai also have a deal.
Politecnico di milano Set a new stand -alone speed record with indy autonomous challenge Maserati MC20 Coupewhich reached 197.7 mph.
Bery CPO Sachin Kansal And I recently talked about his career in the business with his ride and promotion in October. The development of autonomous vehicles through Uber’s 14 corporate relationships (and possibly more in the future) is the next big challenge for the new product manager.
THE ‘Waymo in Uber“Robotaxi is now living in Austin. This means that Uber users in Austin now have a choice between a Waymo robot and a human driver. Speaking of Waymo, the company records over 200,000 -paid robot walks each week – duplicate the weekly robot.
Electric vehicles, charging and batteries
Andreessen Horowitz Co -founder Ben Horowitz gave a fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. It has a Gifting technology history in the department.
Vova presented it Es90 sedanThe company’s first mass production of EV estimated about 435 miles from Europe’s WLTP rating system. Event: This Volvo is equipped with the Luminar Iris Lidar incorporated on the roof of the vehicle.
Ride
Tesla He applied for permission to the California Public Enterprises Committee for the operation of a state transfer service. It is important to note that Tesla’s request for a charter shipping license is different than Lyft and Uber apps. A TCP license means that the company – in this case Tesla – owns vehicles and uses employees as drivers. It is also a required first step if the automotive industry ultimately wants a robot service to operate.
Bery He directs Uber service for teenagers focusing on her teens in India. The service is alive in Bangalore, Delhi NCR and Mumbai. The company plans to expand the service in the coming weeks to 35 cities, such as Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune.
Wheels of this week
Nothing this week but stay tuned.
What is “this week’s wheels”? It is an opportunity to find out about the various transport products we are tasting, whether it is an electric or hybrid car, an electronic bike, or even a ride in an autonomous vehicle.
