3 in Finance
10/28: WeRide (Guangzhou, China) raises a total of $440.5 million through an initial public offering in the US, alongside a private placement. The company is now listed under Nasdaq under the ticker “WRD” and is the first publicly listed universal autonomous driving technology and robotaxi company. (Link)
10/25: Waymo (Mountain View, CA) closes a $5.6 billion Series C funding led by parent company Alphabet, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Perry Creek Capital, Silver Lake, Tiger Global Management, Fidelity Management & Research, and T. Rowe Price Group. (Link)
10/16: Agtonomy (San Francisco, CA), a developer of autonomous driving software for tractors and other agricultural machines, raises $33M in Series A funding, led by Autotech Ventures and Momenta Ventures, with participation from Flybridge Capital Partners, Toyota Ventures, Allison Ventures, and others. (Link)
3 for Fun
Zoox begins to deploy its robotaxis in San Francisco and Las Vegas over the coming few weeks. (Link)
Skyline Nav AI, a leader in computer vision technology, has launched a product that enables precise navigation without GPS. (Link)
Boston Dynamics reveals new video of its humanoid robot, Atlas, showing full autonomous capability in an industrial setting. (Link)
Big movers — month over month stock performance
Aeva gains 20%, Ouster gains 9%; TuSimple gains 8%
Lucid Group falls 32%; Innoviz falls 27%; Nio falls 26%
