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The company put together a skunkworks team, which worked for a couple of years to find a way to build a line of affordable electric vehicles that could be made in the United States faster, more efficiently, and with fewer parts, all while preserving profit margins. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin Bumper, a U.K.-based buy now, pay later platform for car servicing and repairs, raised $10.8 million in a Series B extension funding led by Autotech Ventures. Self-driving truck maker Waabi hired Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron(who has a long and interesting history in the AV world) as chief operating officer.

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