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Nikola secures Gold and Silver Project of the Year award

Area Development magazine has named trucking startup Nikola Motor one of its Gold & Silver Shovel 2019 projects of the year. The annual awards recognize states for their achievements in attracting investment projects that will create a significant number of new jobs in their communities. Five high-value projects were also recognized. Nikola’s headquarters facility opens […]

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Joanna Marsh Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Lyft eyes broader stake in consumer transportation market

The partnership between ride-sharing company Lyft (NYSE: LYFT) and Google-affiliated, self-driving car technology company Waymo is just one initiative in Lyft’s strategy to stake a claim in the emerging market for on-demand consumer transportation services, company officials said on May 7. Lyft confirmed Waymo’s announcement that Waymo will use Lyft’s platform to deploy 10 self-driving […]

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John Paul Hampstead Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Race for LiDAR dominance heats up

One of 2017’s biggest stories in the emerging autonomous vehicles industry—Waymo’s $2.6B lawsuit against Uber over stolen trade secrets—revolves around a single piece of technology that is currently fueling a frenzied global competition for investment dollars, engineering expertise, and manufacturing capacity.

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