…Berkeley. He was a co-founder of Snaptracs, Qualcomm’s consumer electronics subsidiary. Pinn oversaw the successful sale of the business, which led to a merger with Whistle and a $117 million acquisition by Mars. David Pinn. Source: LinkedIn Prior to joining Brain Corp, Pinn was head of finance for Antenna79, a technology startup backed by L Catterton, where he helped raise $94.9 million in private equity funding. Since joining Brain Corp in 2017, Pinn has held a variety of executive positions…
…but have been constrained by available hardware. Qualcomm Technologies Inc. today unveiled its expanded road map of 5G and edge artificial intelligence systems, including its new Qualcomm Robotics RB6 Platform and the Qualcomm RB5 AMR Reference Design. The San Diego, Calif.-based company said its new products will enable innovations in industrial automation, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), drones, urban air mobility (UAM), delivery robots, autonomous defense systems, and more. From the Amazon Astro consumer device and the Perseverance rover on Mars…
…more reliable flight.” New system powered by Qualcomm ModalAI said VOXL 2 is powered by the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G platform. It is integrated with a PX4 real-time flight controller, which the company says has “an eight-core CPU up to 15 TOPs [trillions of operations per second].” The board also has seven image sensors, TDK internal measurement units, and barometer. The company spun out of chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies Inc in 2018. ModalAI is a Blue UAS Framework manufacturer, which means…
…Shoucheng Holdings Ltd. Past investors include Meituan, Qualcomm Ventures, and GL Ventures. “Haomo is the most promising autonomous driving company in China, with proprietary core technologies,” said Liu Jian, chairman of Bank of China Group Investment, the direct investment arm of state-owned financial conglomerate Bank of China. “We expect the company, guided by its windmill strategy, to realize a virtuous circle of data, technology, and products through mass production and shipment and establishment of the MANA data intelligence system,” Liu…
…together under a new agreement devised by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., BMW Group, and Arriver Software to develop a scalable autonomous driving platform. The cooperation combines BMW’s autonomous driving (AD) technology, Arriver’s Vision Perception and New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) policy products, and Qualcomm’s chips, the companies said. A common goal They will focus on SAE Level 2 advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), SAE Level 3 automated driving functionalities, and NCAP solutions. The companies will build on top of BMW’s automated driving…
…Computer Vision Challenge), outperforming teams from MIT, Qualcomm, Amazon, and others. ENOT has raised unspecified seed funding from New Nordic Venture. ENOT intends to cut computing costs ENOT.ai said its framework takes a trained neural network as input, after which it selects the sub-network with the lowest latency to ensure no accuracy degradation. The company said its neural architecture selection technology can achieve optimization ratios resulting in acceleration up to 20x and compression up to 25x. This can outperform other…
…Inc. today said it has collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to support the demonstration of 5G private networks. The partners said they will provide network management services, a user interface/dashboard, and three initial applications. “Applications like lidar-based analytics require high-bandwidth, low-latency networks that can potentially support thousands of devices, render images in 3D, or enable autonomous mobile robots to react in milliseconds,” said Sanjay Govil, founder and CEO of Zyter. “The combination of Qualcomm Technologies’ platforms for 5G private networks…
…SUVs to commercial trucks. Source: GWM Meituan, Qualcomm help create new unicorn With its Series A round, Haomo said it has achieved “unicorn” status, with a valuation of more than $1 billion. Participants included Meituan; GL Ventures, which is Hillhouse Capital’s early-stage investment unit; Qualcomm Ventures; Hong Kong-listed Shoucheng Holdings Ltd.; and JZ Capital. Haomo said it plans to use its latest funding on research and development, as well as building its pool of talent. In February, the company raised…
…initial Series C round, with contributions from Qualcomm Ventures and Starlight Capital. Only seven months after the closure of its $63 million Series B round, the latest funding brings ForwardX to approximately $100 million in total investment since its founding in 2016. “As a result of the continuous increase in labor costs and the steady advancement of artificial intelligence, the trend towards robotics investment is becoming more and more pronounced, particularly towards systems focused on automating the repetitive, physical tasks…
…Dronut X1 pilot assist – powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon – is designed to make flying easier and safer, allowing the operator to focus on collecting the data they need instead of manually managing the drone’s flight. It can operate around sensitive equipment and in low-light conditions. Dronut goes where no drone has gone before For industrial and commercial applications, the Dronut X1 now enables unmanned inspections of dangerous and confined spaces where no drone or robot could previously go, such…
…San Diego, Calif.-based ModalAI spun out of Qualcomm Technologies Inc. in 2018 and uses more than five years of prior research in the drone and robotics markets. The company said it accelerates the development of smaller, smarter and safer drones with SWAP-optimized Blue UAS Framework autopilots built in the U.S. From home and business security to retail and government applications, ModalAI said its highly integrated AI-powered modules enable a variety of industries to use aerial and ground autonomous navigation systems…
…Fotokite is backed by MSA Safety Inc., Swisscanto Invest, Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital, Sony Corp., Qualcomm Ventures, and 360 Capital Partners. For information on pricing and availability, contact air@axon.com or visit https://www.axon.com/products/axon-air/fotokite.
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