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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. Samsung SDI batteries already power the Fiat 500e, BMW i3, and the BMW i8. This Samsung facility, we hope, would be located next door to Rivian. That decision has not been made. Having a battery facility will also create thousands of jobs,” he elaborated.

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