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Ford Names Lawler Vice Chair With Expanded Ford+ Role; House Joins as Finance VP, to Transition Into CFO Role

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금요일, 5월 10, 2024
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John Lawler, Ford’s CFO since October 2020, will initially continue in that role while also becoming vice chair, a position in which he will lead the company in areas critical to its long-term success.

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  • John Lawler, Ford’s CFO since October 2020, will initially continue in that role while also becoming vice chair, a position in which he will lead the company in areas critical to its long-term success.
  • Additionally, Sherry House, who most recently was CFO at electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors, is joining Ford as vice president, Finance, part of a plan to succeed Lawler as CFO in early 2025.
  • In the meantime, she will oversee financial planning and analysis as well as the finance organizations for the company’s automotive businesses: Ford Blue, Ford Pro and Ford Model e.
    Both assignments are effective in early June.
  • “I’m delighted to join such an iconic company at this exciting and important time for Ford and the industry,” House said.

Oxford Science Enterprises welcomes Kirsty Lloyd-Jukes as an Entrepreneur in Residence to accelerate company creation

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목요일, 4월 18, 2024
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Kirsty has over ten years’ experience in entrepreneurship across deep tech and consumer sectors with expertise in business development and scaling, operations, and fundraising.

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  • Kirsty has over ten years’ experience in entrepreneurship across deep tech and consumer sectors with expertise in business development and scaling, operations, and fundraising.
  • Kirsty was the CEO of Latent Logic, a spinout of Oxford University’s Department of Computer Science employing state-of-the-art deep learning to accelerate the development and scale out of autonomous car technology.
  • Latent Logic was acquired in 2019 by Alphabet subsidiary Waymo, the world-leading autonomous driving technology company.
  • The programme has resulted in the creation of innovative Oxford spinouts including neurology care platform Neu Health, photonic chip company Salience Labs, and neuromodulation company Amber Therapeutics.

Collaborative Robotics Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding

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수요일, 4월 10, 2024
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collaborative Robotics, (or Cobot), a leader in the development of practical collaborative robots (cobots), today announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funding led by General Catalyst and joined by Bison Ventures, Industry Ventures and Lux Capital. Existing investors Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Neo, 1984 Ventures, MVP Ventures and Calibrate Ventures participated as well, bringing the total funding raised to over $140 million in less than two years. Cobot also announced that industry leader Teresa Carlson has joined the company as an Advisor.

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  • Existing investors Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Neo, 1984 Ventures, MVP Ventures and Calibrate Ventures participated as well, bringing the total funding raised to over $140 million in less than two years.
  • Founded in 2022 by former Amazon VP of Robotics and Distinguished Engineer Brad Porter, the Cobot team includes robotics and AI experts from Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, NASA, Waymo, and more.
  • The new capital will be used to further expand the team with top talent and advance its commercial deployments.
  • Paul Kwan, Managing Director at General Catalyst, joins Alfred Lin from Sequoia Capital on Collaborative Robotics' Board of Directors.

TEAMSTERS COMMEND OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL FOR PASSING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AV LOCAL CONTROL BILL SB 915

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수요일, 2월 28, 2024
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OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union applauds the Oakland City Council for passing a resolution in support of Senate Bill 915 (SB 915), legislation that will allow California's local governments to regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs). SB 915 has strong bipartisan support and is part of the CARS legislative package on autonomous vehicles that the Teamsters are advocating for in Sacramento to protect good jobs and public safety. The Los Angeles County and San Mateo County Boards of Supervisors passed resolutions in favor of SB 915 earlier this month, and a resolution has also been introduced in San Francisco.

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  • Elected Officials Join Forces with Teamsters Union for Good Jobs, Safe Streets
    OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union applauds the Oakland City Council for passing a resolution in support of Senate Bill 915 (SB 915), legislation that will allow California's local governments to regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs).
  • As SB 915 receives growing support from local governments, autonomous vehicles face heightened scrutiny by regulators.
  • "The Teamsters commend the Oakland City Council for their overwhelming support for SB 915.
  • Teamsters Joint Council 7 represents 100,000 members in 18 local unions across Northern California, the Central Valley, Northern Nevada.

CALIFORNIA TEAMSTERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE REINTRODUCTION OF AV HUMAN OPERATOR BILL

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화요일, 2월 13, 2024
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters, California lawmakers, and labor allies gathered at the statehouse in Sacramento yesterday to announce the reintroduction of legislation requiring a trained human operator behind the wheel of self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 lbs. Assembly Bill 2286 (AB 2286), formerly Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316), is part of the CARS package that the Teamsters are advocating for in Sacramento, alongside Senate Bill 915. Full video of the event can be found here.

Key Points: 
  • Assembly Bill 2286 (AB 2286), formerly Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316), is part of the CARS package that the Teamsters are advocating for in Sacramento, alongside Senate Bill 915.
  • We cannot allow driverless vehicles weighing ten times that of a robotaxi onto our roads without a human operator.
  • The AV human operator bill was first introduced by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D - Winters) in January 2023 and received overwhelming bipartisan support in the legislature, with more than 90 percent of California lawmakers voting in favor of the legislation.
  • "The autonomous trucking industry has cast this bill as a ban on technology when it explicitly states that testing and deployment will happen with a Human Safety Operator.

MONDAY (2/12): Teamsters, California Elected Officials to Reintroduce Autonomous Vehicle Human Operator Bill

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월요일, 2월 12, 2024
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To protect public safety and good jobs, the Teamsters and California lawmakers will announce the reintroduction of the autonomous vehicle (AV) human operator bill at a rally on Monday, February 12, at 2pm PT. AB 2286, formerly Assembly Bill 316, requires a trained human operator behind the wheel of self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds, putting safety first while preserving hundreds of thousands of good-paying trucking jobs. AB 316 was first introduced by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) in January 2023 and received overwhelming bipartisan support in the legislature, with more than 90 percent of the California lawmakers voting in favor of the legislation.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To protect public safety and good jobs, the Teamsters and California lawmakers will announce the reintroduction of the autonomous vehicle (AV) human operator bill at a rally on Monday, February 12, at 2pm PT.
  • AB 2286, formerly Assembly Bill 316, requires a trained human operator behind the wheel of self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds, putting safety first while preserving hundreds of thousands of good-paying trucking jobs.
  • Earlier this month, the Teamsters held a rally to announce the introduction of SB 915, a bill that would give California's local municipalities more authority over AV regulation.
  • The growing statewide support for AV safety measures comes as Waymo seeks to expand its robotaxi operations in California .

MONDAY (2/12): Teamsters, California Elected Officials to Reintroduce Autonomous Vehicle Human Operator Bill

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금요일, 2월 9, 2024
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To protect public safety and good jobs, the Teamsters and California lawmakers will announce the reintroduction of the autonomous vehicle (AV) human operator bill at a rally on Monday, February 12, at 2pm PT. AB 2286, formerly Assembly Bill 316, requires a trained human operator behind the wheel of self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds, putting safety first while preserving hundreds of thousands of good-paying trucking jobs. AB 316 was first introduced by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) in January 2023 and received overwhelming bipartisan support in the legislature, with more than 90 percent of the California lawmakers voting in favor of the legislation.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To protect public safety and good jobs, the Teamsters and California lawmakers will announce the reintroduction of the autonomous vehicle (AV) human operator bill at a rally on Monday, February 12, at 2pm PT.
  • AB 2286, formerly Assembly Bill 316, requires a trained human operator behind the wheel of self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds, putting safety first while preserving hundreds of thousands of good-paying trucking jobs.
  • Earlier this month, the Teamsters held a rally to announce the introduction of SB 915, a bill that would give California's local municipalities more authority over AV regulation.
  • The growing statewide support for AV safety measures comes as Waymo seeks to expand its robotaxi operations in California .

TEAMSTERS APPLAUD L.A. COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR PASSING RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF AV LOCAL CONTROL BILL SB 915

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목요일, 2월 8, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union commends the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for passing a landmark resolution in favor of Senate Bill 915 (SB 915), legislation that allows California's local governments to regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs). SB 915 has strong bipartisan support and is part of the CARS legislative package on autonomous vehicles that the Teamsters are advocating for in Sacramento to protect good jobs and public safety.

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  • Elected Officials Join Forces with Teamsters for Good Jobs, Safe Streets
    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union commends the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for passing a landmark resolution in favor of Senate Bill 915 (SB 915), legislation that allows California's local governments to regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs).
  • "SB 915 is common sense legislation that would put safety first, and the Teamsters applaud the L.A. County Board of Supervisors for their unanimous support of this bill," said Chris Griswold, President of Teamsters Joint Council 42.
  • "We'd especially like to thank Supervisors Lindsay Horvath and Janice Hahn for sponsoring this resolution.
  • The Teamsters urge all of California's elected leaders to prioritize public safety by supporting the passage of SB 915 into law."

TEAMSTERS CONDEMN UBER'S PLAN TO BUY FAVORABLE REGULATION

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수요일, 2월 7, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and President of Teamsters Joint Council 7, in response to news that Uber plans to spend $30 million in 2024 to influence lawmakers and legislation in California:

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  • The company is in partnership with Waymo in Phoenix and could look to California as the next location for driverless Ubers.
  • This is a company with a long history of throwing hundreds of millions of dollars at regulators and elections to get its own favorable public policies implemented.
  • "The Teamsters Union will be watching closely to see if Uber wastes millions pushing for more dangerous autonomous vehicles in California and fighting common sense legislation to keep our streets safe.
  • Teamsters Joint Council 7 represents 100,000 members in 18 local unions across Northern California, the Central Valley, Northern Nevada.

National Sleep Foundation Launches SleepTech® Network

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화요일, 1월 9, 2024
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) today launched its SleepTech® Network, a new community forum for stakeholders across the sleep technology industry. The announcement comes from CES® in Las Vegas, a trade show that showcases the entire tech landscape. NSF is exhibiting at Booth 8604 in the North Hall in Tech East.

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  • LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) today launched its SleepTech® Network , a new community forum for stakeholders across the sleep technology industry.
  • NSF's SleepTech Network benefits members through education, insights, and access, including to NSF resources and each other.
  • Each organization can stay informed and up-to-date with the latest NSF research and data on sleep health technology, while network members learn about advances with other professionals in the field of SleepTech, discuss sleep technology issues and opportunities, and interact with peers at NSF-hosted educational events.
  • NSF has promoted positive sleep health through published expert recommendations, consensus guidelines, technology standards, and easy-to-use tips and tools to improve sleep.