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BMW i Ventures invests in Kodiak Robotics; autonomous long-haul trucking technology

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BMW i Ventures invested in Kodiak Robotics , Inc., The funds from the BMW i Ventures investment help Kodiak expand its team and fleet, as well as continue to develop its self-driving technology purpose-built for long-haul trucks. a developer of self-driving long-haul trucking technology.

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Samsung SDI considers building battery factory near Rivian in Normal, IL

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plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner. Dan Brady stated that the Samsung battery factory is expected to employ up to 3,200 people if it chose to build in Illinois. If Samsung does choose to build a battery manufacturing plant in Illinois, it would be an advantage for Rivian. Rivian’s $5 billion U.S.

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