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This week saw a number of interesting mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of startups in the automotive segments. Autonomic Technologies Inc – Ford announced that it is buying Autonomic, a Palo Alto, Calif., startup with 70 employees for an undisclosed sum.  Autonomic is developing a software backbone for Ford to provide […]

Startup M&A in the Automotive and driverless segments

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A few weeks ago we reviewed the top-10 technologies for 2018 including innovations in self-driving cars (link). Now comes news that BlackBerry is teaming up with Baidu to develop self-driving technologies. The press announcement follows   WATERLOO, ONTARIO and BEIJING, CHINA–(Marketwired – Jan. 3, 2018) – BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) and Baidu, […]

Baidu, BlackBerry team to develop self-driving tech

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Modern automobiles have come a long way from the time Karl Benz invented Patent-Motorwagen in 1886, and the widely accessible mass cars 1908 Model T manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. Cars are now equipped with controls used for driving, passenger comfort and safety, and occasionally by voice on 2000s-era […]

Detroit eyes startups: Ford and GM announce deals to advance ...

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A Michigan-based startup named Rivian is about to move one step closer to becoming a full-fledged automaker. The company’s top executives are involved in talks to buy a former Mitsubishi plant located in Normal, Illinois.   Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images The Normal facility produced the Outlander SUV until the […]

A secretive startup wants to build self-driving electric vehicles in ...

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