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BMW i Ventures leads investment in autonomous forklift company, Fox Robotics

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Concurrent with the closing of the round, Till Reuter, former CEO of KUKA, and David Fuller, former CTO of KUKA and current CEO of Artificial, will join the company as independent board directors. Supply chain efficiency and resiliency are top of mind for many companies today.

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery investment in the US and China continued to grow, and European companies have already signalled expansion in America.

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Velodyne Lidar acquires AI software company Bluecity

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Velodyne Lidar has acquired Bluecity, a Montreal-based artificial intelligence (AI) software company, in an all-stock transaction. Vella software translates lidar data into actionable information so that autonomous systems can observe and understand the environments they are operating in.

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Canadian company AK Motor International introduces new EV brand: Maple Majestic

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Canada-based AK Motor International Corporation, an automotive intellectual property management company, is launching a new electric vehicle brand: Maple Majestic. Arising from AK Motor’s project CANU (Canadian Automotive New Utilities), Maple Majestic is intended to excel in difficult environments.

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The Metals Company contracts CSIRO-led consortium to develop environmental monitoring and management plan for deep-sea nodule collection

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The Metals Company (TMC) announced that its Australian subsidiary, The Metals Company Australia Pty Ltd., The Metals Company has invested significant resources in its deep-sea environmental baseline program, and in November 2021 the company entered into an agreement with Kongsberg Digital to develop a Digital Twin.

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How Keeping Your Tires Inflated Can Help the Environment

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How Keeping Your Tires Inflated Can Help the Environment Basic Care Can Reduce Contamination Checking tire pressure is a subtle yet impactful way to care for the environment. They jeopardize environments because research has been minimal and relies on inaccurate testing materials and scenarios.

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Nippon Steel to invest in Canadian coal company; steelmaking coal offtake agreement

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EVR), which will be spun-off from Teck as an independent publicly-listed Canadian company and will own and operate the steelmaking coal business previously conducted by Teck. The remainder of Teck’s business will be spun-off as the independent company Teck Metals, which will focus on base metals production.

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