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nuTonomy launches first public trial of self-driving car service and ride-hailing app

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Earlier this month, nuTonomy was selected by the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) as an R&D partner, to support the development of a commercial AV service in Singapore. This data will enable nuTonomy to refine its software in preparation for the launch of a widely-available commercial robo-taxi service in Singapore in 2018.

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Autonomous driving software company nuTonomy closes $16M A round

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nuTonomy is positioning itself to be the first company to deliver an autonomous taxi service, and plans to launch a commercial offering in 2018. Samsung Ventures also participated in the Series A round.

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Saft to Raise Approximately 120M to Fund Li-ion Plants in US

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The initial investment by the joint-venture, estimated at $300 million, will be a facility in Holland, Michigan. In addition, this investment has been selected to benefit from subsidies and tax grants from the State of Michigan of up to $148.5 Saft made the announcement concurrent with its release of 3Q 2009 financial results: an 11.9%

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The redesigned federal EV tax credit and other EV-related measures

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A company called Circulor provides mapping and analysis of supply chains—it says it can prove where an EV battery’s materials are mined and manufactured, and that it is already providing such services for customers including BHP, Volvo Cars, Polestar and Jaguar Land Rover. Keep on truckin’.