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MOTIONAL AND UBER EATS LAUNCH AUTONOMOUS DELIVERIES IN SANTA MONICA

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Monday, May 16, 2022

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motional, a global driverless technology leader, and Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) today launched autonomous deliveries for Uber Eats customers in Santa Monica, California.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motional, a global driverless technology leader, and Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) today launched autonomous deliveries for Uber Eats customers in Santa Monica, California.
We're proud to partner with Uber on this important milestone and begin introducing Uber Eats customers to autonomous technology."
Motional and Uber announced their partnership in December of last year, signaling important firsts forboth companies: the first on-road autonomous vehicle (AV) pilot on the Uber Eats network and Motional's entry into the autonomous delivery market .
Motional and Uber see an opportunity for AVs to benefit the on-demand delivery space by providing safe, cost efficient, and reliable deliveries.

Ottopia Recognized by Frost & Sullivan for Its Market Leadership in the Global Teleoperations for Autonomous Driving Industry

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

SAN ANTONIO, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the global teleoperations for autonomous driving industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Ottopia with the 2022 Global Market Leadership Award. The company enables the commercial autonomous vehicles (AV) deployment via its best-in-class proprietary teleoperations application. Ottopia's founding team combined its background in cybersecurity, video compression, and telecommunications to create its platform. Teleoperations allow a remote employee to support multiple AVs on the road and safely manage a complex driving situation with nearly zero latency.

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Ottopia's technology enables the commercialization of autonomous vehicles (AVs) operating in mobility, logistics, last-mile delivery and other industries
SAN ANTONIO, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the global teleoperations for autonomous driving industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Ottopia with the 2022 Global Market Leadership Award.
Teleoperations allow a remote employee to support multiple AVs on the road and safely manage a complex driving situation with nearly zero latency.
Ottopia outpaces its competitors in the teleoperations for the autonomous driving market in multiple dimensions.
With its strong overall performance, Ottopia earns Frost & Sullivan's 2022 Global Market Leadership Award in the teleoperations for the autonomous driving industry.

Ottopia Recognized by Frost & Sullivan for Its Market Leadership in the Global Teleoperations for Autonomous Driving Industry

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

SAN ANTONIO, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the global teleoperations for autonomous driving industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Ottopia with the 2022 Global Market Leadership Award. The company enables the commercial autonomous vehicles (AV) deployment via its best-in-class proprietary teleoperations application. Ottopia's founding team combined its background in cybersecurity, video compression, and telecommunications to create its platform. Teleoperations allow a remote employee to support multiple AVs on the road and safely manage a complex driving situation with nearly zero latency.

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Ottopia's technology enables the commercialization of autonomous vehicles (AVs) operating in mobility, logistics, last-mile delivery and other industries
SAN ANTONIO, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the global teleoperations for autonomous driving industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Ottopia with the 2022 Global Market Leadership Award.
Teleoperations allow a remote employee to support multiple AVs on the road and safely manage a complex driving situation with nearly zero latency.
Ottopia outpaces its competitors in the teleoperations for the autonomous driving market in multiple dimensions.
With its strong overall performance, Ottopia earns Frost & Sullivan's 2022 Global Market Leadership Award in the teleoperations for the autonomous driving industry.

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung named as the 'Visionary of the Year' at Newsweek's World's Greatest Auto Disruptors Award

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The World's Greatest Auto Disruptors 2022 program has evolved from Newsweek America's 50 Greatest Disruptors a list of visionaries, innovators and pioneers introduced in 2021.

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The World's Greatest Auto Disruptors 2022 program has evolved from Newsweek America's 50 Greatest Disruptors a list of visionaries, innovators and pioneers introduced in 2021.
Newsweek recognized Chung for his significant role in the rise of Hyundai and Kia in the global automotive industry.
Receiving the award, Executive Chair Chung said: "On behalf of everyone at Hyundai Motor Group, I would like to thank Newsweek for these three prestigious awards.
He was inaugurated as Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group in October 2020.

MOTIONAL FURTHERS SAFETY TRANSPARENCY: ENLISTS TÜV SÜD AS PART OF THE SAFETY EVALUATION OF ITS IONIQ 5 ROBOTAXI

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

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Motional has enlisted TV SD to be part of the process, continuing Motional's first-of-its-kind partnership with the world renowned assessor.

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Motional has enlisted TV SD to be part of the process, continuing Motional's first-of-its-kind partnership with the world renowned assessor.
Throughout the engagement, Motional will leverage TV SD's expertise in assessing safety architectures, functional safety, and cybersecurity.
"By choosing to work with TV SD on the IONIQ 5 robotaxi evaluation, we're once again going above and beyond industry norms, and are setting a new standard on AV safety."
"At TV SD we strive to inspire trust in new mobility technologies through our holistic safety evaluations.

Motional and Via launch on-demand robotaxi service in Las Vegas

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motional , a global driverless technology leader, and Via , the global leader in TransitTech, today announce the launch of a new robotaxi service in Las Vegas, which will provide free self-driving rides to passengers in downtown Las Vegas.

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LAS VEGAS, Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motional , a global driverless technology leader, and Via , the global leader in TransitTech, today announce the launch of a new robotaxi service in Las Vegas, which will provide free self-driving rides to passengers in downtown Las Vegas.
"We are proud that our partnership with Motional will achieve this goal through connecting Las Vegas riders with essential destinations and transit hubs."
"Motional is a leader in operating commercial robotaxi services and we're excited to continue that legacy with Via," said Abe Ghabra, Chief Operating Officer at Motional.
The service operates 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday to Friday, and will provide pick-ups and drop-offs in downtown Las Vegas (including RTC Bonneville Transit Center, Las Vegas City Hall, Container Park, Las Vegas Arts District, and Clark County Government Center).

LOCOMATION EXPANDS SAFETY AND QUALITY TEAMS WITH SENIOR HIRES MICHELLE CHAKA AND RO STOLTZFOOS

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Friday, February 18, 2022

Stoltzfoos will be responsible for overseeing the development of Locomations quality systems, risk management, process optimization, external-facing quality teams, and technical training.

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Stoltzfoos will be responsible for overseeing the development of Locomations quality systems, risk management, process optimization, external-facing quality teams, and technical training.
In addition, Stoltzfoos will ensure that quality is woven throughout the companys processes and products to meet the highest standards.
With their leadership, we will continue our progress towards commercial deployment while prioritizing safety and quality in every aspect of our work.
Before coming to Locomation, Stoltzfoos was the Senior Supplier Quality Engineering Manager at Motional where she built the entire Supplier Quality Organization from ground zero.

Self-Driving Vehicles Could Easily Overwhelm the Current Data Center Market

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

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But according to a new report from CoBanks Knowledge Exchange , another major challenge that is often overlooked is the monumental impact these vehicles will have on the data center market.

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But according to a new report from CoBanks Knowledge Exchange , another major challenge that is often overlooked is the monumental impact these vehicles will have on the data center market.
Self-driving vehicles are expected to generate unthinkable amounts of data that will have a profound impact on the markets for data center storage and computation, said Jeff Johnston , lead communications economist with CoBank.
And theres an enormous chasm between the existing digital infrastructure and what is needed to support widespread adoption of self-driving vehicles.
Watch a video synopsis and read the report, Self-Driving EVs Could Overwhelm the Data Center Market.

MOTIONAL AND UBER ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP FOR AUTONOMOUS DELIVERIES

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

BOSTON, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Motional , a global driverless technology leader, and Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) today announced a partnership to launch autonomous deliveries for Uber customers, starting in Santa Monica in early 2022.

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BOSTON, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Motional , a global driverless technology leader, and Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) today announced a partnership to launch autonomous deliveries for Uber customers, starting in Santa Monica in early 2022.
The partnership represents industry-shaping firsts for both companies; Motional's expansion into driverless delivery and Uber's firston-roaddelivery partnership with an autonomous vehicle (AV) technology provider.
Motional will use its next-generation autonomous vehicle, the all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5-based robotaxi, with in-vehicle modifications in place to enable autonomous deliveries.
Motional's partnership with Uber will leverage its industry-leading expertise in operating commercial autonomous fleets and integrating its technology with on-demand consumer applications.

Foundry Lab raises US $8M Series A round to make metal casting as easy as a microwave dinner

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Monday, November 29, 2021

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With growing interest from automotive industry giants and backed by the likes of Peter Beck of Rocket Lab, the startup is on a mission to make metal casting as easy as a microwave dinner.

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With growing interest from automotive industry giants and backed by the likes of Peter Beck of Rocket Lab, the startup is on a mission to make metal casting as easy as a microwave dinner.
Based in Wellington, New Zealand, Foundry Lab has developed microwave casting technology that makes same-day turnaround of metal castings possible.
Existing casting systems like investment casting, 3D printed sand molds and die-casting require a 1-6 week production time.
Foundry Lab's Digital Metal Casting (DMC) system allows users to create metal parts in any casting alloy for functional testing before mass production.