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  Autonomous Vehicles

  Travis Kalanick reportedly wants to buy a Waymo rival, and Uber might help him

  June 26, 2025

  Eight years after ousting Kalanick from Uber, the ridehailing company is reportedly helping him with a deal

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  Autotech

  Geely-owned Farizon’s $600M round boosts EV market

  July 19, 2023

  Chinese auto giant Geely’s electric commercial vehicle unit Farizon Auto has raised a $600 million Series A, furthering Geely’s VC-fueled foray into the EV sector.

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  Autotech

  Brookfield set to purchase auto software provider CDK in $8.3B deal

  April 6, 2022

  Brookfield Business Partners has agreed to acquire CDK Global as the firm looks to boost its influence in the automotive industry.

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  IPO

  Rivian’s mega-IPO was built with a truckload of private capital

  November 7, 2021

  Update: This article was updatedat 7:30 p.

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  Weekend Analysis

  Rivian, mobility and the race for a net-zero future

  November 6, 2021

  Rivian’s blockbuster IPO promises to keep Wall Street riveted over the coming days, and for good reason. The company’s financial success is also part of a larger shift in the mobility sector.

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  IPO

  Rivian’s motor runs on R&D

  October 3, 2021

  Electric truck maker Rivian’s IPO filing revealed its turbocharged approach to research and development spending.

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  Autonomous Vehicles

  TuSimple raises $1.3B+ in first autonomous vehicle IPO

  April 14, 2021

  The stock market has welcomed its first self-driving vehicle company: TuSimple crossed the milestone after ringing the bell at the Nasdaq exchange on Thursday.

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  Big Things

  9 big things: The race to build the next Tesla

  January 23, 2021

  Billions in new funding for Rivian and Cruise join flowers, founders, vape pens, cruise ships and more in our recap of the week.

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  Big Things

  10 big things: Sharks are circling Nikola and Quibi

  September 26, 2020

  A founder’s resignation at Nikola and sale talks at Quibi join a record-breaking SPAC, marketing mega-deals and more in our recap of the week.

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  Autotech

  Rivian loads up with $2.5 billion as investors scramble for electric vehicles

  July 9, 2020

  Rivian has banked another $2.5 billion in a round led by T. Rowe Price, bringing the electric vehicle maker’s haul to more than $5 billion in just over a year.

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  Autotech

  Electric carmaker charges to unicorn status with boost from Hyundai, Kia

  January 15, 2020

  British electric vehicle company Arrival has pulled in €100 million (around $111 million) from car juggernauts Hyundai and Kia.

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  Big Things

  8 big things: A Motor City auto upstart’s $2.85B year

  January 4, 2020

  Rivian’s latest massive private funding joins gig-economy battles and Travis Kalanick’s final farewell in our recap of the past two weeks.

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  Autotech

  Flying-taxi maker lands €50M as the battle for the skies takes off

  September 8, 2019

  Volocopter has raised a €50 million round (around $55 million). The German startup faces fierce competition from tech giants and aerospace incumbents racing to bring their products to market.

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  M&A

  Meet the little-known kingmaker behind Fiat Chrysler

  May 27, 2019

  While merger talks between Fiat Chrysler and Renault executives continue, there is a little-known power broker in the background who may determine the fate of both companies.

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  Top Investor

  The top 10 PE investors in the US automotive industry

  May 15, 2019

  Americans love cars, and a busy automotive industry helps create a busy dealmaking environment. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of the most active PE investors in the since the start of 2009.

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  Autotech

  Ford pumps $500M into Rivian, reveals plans for new electric vehicle

  April 23, 2019

  Rivian, which manufactures electric SUVs and pickup trucks, announced Wednesday that it has secured a $500 million investment from Ford. What does the auto giant have to gain from the deal?

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  Autotech

  Saudi Arabia pledges $1B+ to Lucid instead of backing Tesla

  September 16, 2018

  The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has agreed to invest more than $1 billion in Lucid Motors, a California-based electric car company planning to launch its first commercial vehicle in 2020.

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  Autonomous Vehicles

  Self-driving car startup launches amid funding boom

  September 11, 2018

  Applied Intuition is the latest autonomous vehicle startup to bring in funding, continuing a spike in global VC investment in self-driving car startups over that last several years.

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