Tag: auto
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LiveOne Links Into Android Automotive
Los Angeles-based livestreaming and on-demand audio, video, and podcasting content provider LiveOne says it has connected its long list of products into Google’s Android Automotive platform. The company said its services, including LiveXLive, PodcastOn…
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TuSimple Picks Up Former Qualcomm HR Chief For Board
San Diego-based self-driving technology developer TuSimple says it has named Michelle Sterling
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Rivian Details $100M IPO Effort
Irvine-based electric vehicle maker Rivian is planning to raise up to $100M in an IPO, according to the company’s S-1 filing. Rivian said on Friday that it has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as RIVN. Rivian’s IPO is being underwritt…
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Qualcomm Acquires Veoneer
San Diego-based Qualcomm and New York investor SSW Partners said this morning that they are acquiring Veoneer, a developer of advanced driving systems that is based in Stockholm. The two said they will pay $37.00 per share in cash for Veoneer, giving t…
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TrueCar Links With Capital One On Loan Pre-Qualification
Santa Monica-based TrueCar, which operates a digital marketplace for automobiles, says it has linked with Capital One to offer up pre-qualification for its buyers. According to TrueCar, the new link with Capital One allows eligible shoppers to pre-qual…
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Just Insure Picks Up $8M
Los Angeles-based Just Insure, which offers up a pay-per-mile auto insurance service that uses telematics to offer lower rates to safe drivers, has raised $8M in a funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding came from CrossCut Ventures, Man…
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Fair Technologies Pivots, Plans 2022 Relaunch
Beverly Hills-based Fair, which was most recently focused on letting people lease vehicles on as short as a month-to-month basis, said Tuesday that it has adopted a new strategy, and plans to change its name for an early 2022 relaunch. According to the…
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indie Semiconductor Acquires TeraXion
Aliso Viejo-based indie Semiconductor, a developer of semiconductors for the automotive industry, says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquired TeraXion, a designer and manufacturer of photonic components. Financial terms of the buy were not an…
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Rivian Seeks $80 Billion In IPO
Electric vehicle maker Rivian said Friday that it has filed confidentially for an IPO, and is looking to have an IPO around Thanksgiving. Bloomberg said that Rivian is looking for a valuation of up to $80 billion. Rivian has significant operations in I…
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RepairSmith Pulls Up WIth $42M Funding For Mobile Auto Repair
Los Angeles-based mobile automotive repair startup RepairSmith, led by Joel Milne, has raised $42M in a new funding round, the company announced this morning. The Series B funding came from TI Capitl, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche Ventures, and Spring Mountai…