Techcrunch Mobility: Waymo’s agreement with SFO, Elon’s moment of truth and the breakthrough of byd

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A little bird

Waymo concluded an agreement with the San Francisco airport commission – and by extension the city – to use its vehicles to map the airport roads. This news received general coverage due to the potential for the city to finally give Waymo the authorization to extend its Robotaxi service to the airport. For the moment, this only covers mapping and vehicles will be led manually.

Some small birds have shared the Agreement conditionswhich includes two important points. A source described them as “concessions”. And it is likely that these terms will belong to future agreements.

Waymo accepted data sharing after each vehicle mapping session, according to the agreement that Techcrunch has seen. This “data interface agreement” requires Waymo to follow its vehicles when they enter and leave the airport and provide time, geographic location, identification, travel identifier, transaction type, the unique identifier based on the driver and the vehicle license plate number, according to the agreement.

The agreement also prohibits Waymo from using autonomous vehicles to move commercial products. Of course, Waymo no longer has an autonomous truck program, but a language like this counts for groups like teamsters.

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Offers!

Just a few offers this week …

CoreThe start-up of battery materials, $ 24 million In an A2 Round series led by Ferroglobe, which is also the supplier of Coreshell Silicon. Asymetry Ventures, Estrada Ventures, Foothill Ventures, Helios Climate Ventures, Lane Venture, Translink Investment, Holesdale Ventures and Zeon Ventures also participated.

OutbreakThe Swedish startup of driverless trucks, is in talks on the filing of a IPO which could enhance the company more than $ 5 billionFinancial Times reported.

EveraA French EV subscription startup, increased 2 million euros Of group Magellim and Newfund Naeh Innopy, McApital, ASTORYAVC and Business Angel Eric Ibled.

Yearsthe provider of African logistics software as a service, lifted $ 5 million In the financing of the seeds led by the European Capital Raise Speedinvest. The Google and Equator investment fund in Africa, a African climate technology fund, have also participated.

PistanicA Technological Battery Startup, secure 6.1 million euros in a seed round Co-directed by VSquared Ventures and Planet. Climate Club has also joined.

Seadronixan autonomous ship’s navigation company based in South Korea, lifted $ 11.3 million In a series of financing for the B series which included new investors LB Investment, KB Investment and Korea Development Bank. The fund included existing contributors Wonik Investment Partners and investments combined with the lighthouse.

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Autonomous vehicles

I have already wondered what inspired Nvidia Go “All in” to autonomous cars? CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang sneer in a History lesson during his KTC speech. Speaking of the NVIDIA GTC conference, there were a lot of announcements related to AV. Discover this roundupWho covers the agreements with Gatik, GM, Torc and more.

Zexx published a Voluntary recall for 258 vehicles Due to problems with its autonomous driving system which could cause unexpected hard braking.

Electric vehicles, loads and batteries

Byd announcement New EV load technology This, if it is a question of materializing, will explode the competition and will be as fast as to supply a gas car.

Honda And its Acura luxury and performance brand will have access to Tesla compressor network in June. Dig: we have a Round of all the brands that have access.

Tesla And Rivian nails the EV loading experience. The two companies have the fewest problems, according to a Consumer report survey. The worst: Shell, Evgo and Blink’s charging network.

Meanwhile, Tesla is not going so well with the Kybertruck – Even if it continues to exceed other EV trucks. The automaker made a reminder For approximately 46,000 cybertrucks sold to date due to an outdoor steel filling panel on the side of the windshield which can take off.

And finally, and always on the Tesla front, analyst Dan Ives at Wedbush Securities Pleaded with Elon Musk In a note published Thursday to reduce its role with the Ministry of Effectiveness of the Government. He said that Musk faces a “moment of truth” in his electric vehicle company because of a “crisis” that he created by spending as much time in the Trump administration.

Flight future

Aviation Joby has established a partnership with Virgin Atlantic in Launch the electric air taxis In the United Kingdom, marking the seventh country in which the startup hopes one day to market. Reminder: we first reported on this potential partnership in Our “a little bird” section Last year.

Car technology

Well, I guess it’s a technological story by car and out of the car. I’m talking about the extended collaboration between GM And Nvidiawhich was announced at the GTC conference. Tl; DR: GM will work with NVIDIA to build personalized AI systems using several technology giant products. The idea is to bring AI to the physical world of factories, robots and GM cars. More details here.

Tesla Received a permit from California Public Utilities Commission, news that some have merged or have been informed. What Tesla can and cannot do With this transport charter permit.