Top 10 Robotics and Automation Transactions in Q1 2021

7. Plus gets $420M for autonomous trucks

Plus, formerly Plus.ai, last week said that FountainVest Partners and ClearVue partners led $220 million in financing on top of $200 million it had raised in February. The Cupertino, Calif.-based developer of “full-stack” self-driving technology for trucks plans to use the funding to continue its global expansion. Plus is in the process of certifying PlusDrive for commercial operations in China and is working with SF Express.

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