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Salesforce seeks to unify automobile supply chain with Automotive Cloud

CIO

Now Salesforce is hoping to sweep that away with Salesforce Automotive Cloud, a dedicated platform for the auto industry that sticks close to industry standards on data exchange. Michael Ramsey, a VP and automotive analyst at Gartner, said Automotive Cloud offers a way for auto makers to take back control of their branding. “At

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Integrate the automotive software stack to improve connected vehicles

Capgemini

Integrate the automotive software stack to improve connected vehicles Daniel Davenport Jul 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Bypass roadblocks in the evolving automotive OS landscape Technology continues to propel the automotive industry forward. However, the automotive OS landscape itself is quickly evolving.

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Mobility software startup Apex.ai lands supplier giants Continental, ZF as investors

TechCrunch

spent rewriting — and then safety certifying — the robot operating system to give automakers and other mobility companies a toolkit to integrate software applications into vehicles has paid off. The four years that Apex.ai million fundraising round led by Orillion. Notably, ZF is taking a 5% stake in Apex. “Apex.AI

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Ultraleap’s mid-air haptics tempts Tencent to join its $82M Series D fundraising

TechCrunch

It’s already built into multiple platforms, camera systems, and third-party hardware including Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 chipset and Varjo’s VR-3 and XR-3 headsets. ” Then there’s automotive. Of course, one of the key drivers of this touchless technology is of course The Great Pandemic. It’s really now time to scale out-of-home.

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After 200% ARR growth in 2020, CourseKey raises $9M to digitize trade schools

TechCrunch

Founded in 2015 by Luke Sophinos and Fadee Kannah, CourseKey’s B2B platform is designed to work with organizations that teach some of our most essential workers — from automotive mechanics to electricians to plumbers to nurses, phlebotomists and dental assistants. CourseKey founders Luke Sophinos (left) and Fadee Kannah (right).

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Alphabet’s Intrinsic acquires DARPA-backed firm behind open source robotics software

TechCrunch

Just a few months after buying fellow robotic software firm Vicarious , Alphabet-owned Intrinsic has acquired several divisions within Open Robotics , the company behind the widely-used robotics software packages Gazebo and Robotic Operating System (ROS). doors and elevators).

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Egyptian startup Convertedin raises $3M, caters to e-commerce brands in MENA and Latin America

TechCrunch

Convertedin , an Egyptian startup that operates a marketing operating system for e-commerce brands, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Saudi Arabia-headquartered Merak Capital. Other participating investors include 500 Global and MSAS.

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