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Image Credits: Bryce DurbinA couple of little birds have shared some behind-the-scenes color over at Cruise, which we included in a recent article about GM and the estimated $1 billion savings the automaker expects from shutting down the robotaxi development program. The Series E round was led by European venture capital firm Atomico, with participation from EQT Growth, Noteus Partners, Kinnevik, General Catalyst, among other existing investors. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin Kodiak Robotics handed off two autonomous trucks to customer Atlas Energy Solutions — for driverless operations in an off-road environment in the remote Permian Basin — marking the startup’s first commercial launch.

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