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The air taxi market prepares to take flight

TechCrunch

Twelve years ago, Joby Aviation consisted of a team of seven engineers working out of founder JoeBen Bevirt’s ranch in the Santa Cruz mountains. ” Just consider some of the expenses accrued by the biggest eVTOLs last year: Joby Aviation spent a whopping $108 million on research and development, a $30 million increase from 2019.

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Inside Seoul Robotics’s contrarian approach to autonomous vehicle tech

TechCrunch

Instead of developing and embedding the entire self-driving system, including sensors into a vehicle, Seoul is turning to surrounding infrastructure to do some of the heavy lifting. We now offer three plug-and-play LiDAR development kits that include all the components necessary for any organization to get set up with a 3D system.”

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The Future of Developer Workstations

Xebia

A customer recently approached us with a question: How can we optimize our developers’ work experience while maintaining security and compliance? Although this proof of concept focused on one customer, the general lessons learned are helpful for any company considering a similar approach for their developers.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Insurtech investor survey, H-1B red flags, SaaS sales coaching

TechCrunch

Investors have embraced “asset-light” companies like Rent the Runway, Uber and Airbnb that don’t own the hardware that generates their revenue. How to make coaching work for your sales team. How to make coaching work for your sales team. Treepz founder Onyeka Akumah on how to succeed in transportation tech.

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Daily Crunch: Google Maps unveils improved bike navigation, location sharing and aerial landmark views

TechCrunch

I’m so grateful for the TechCrunch team and our great relationship with Sophie Alcorn, our friendly immigration lawyer. The little three-wheeled prototype that could : I took the Nimbus three-wheeled urban transportation pod for a spin last week, and found myself getting excited and confused in equal measure. Startups and VC.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

TechCrunch

“I’ve been working in the aircraft development space for decades, but 2021 was different,” Tigner writes. In reality, changing course is usually the smartest bet, because it allows founding teams to leverage new technology and adapt to changing market conditions. Mainstream attention is increasing. What are my best options?

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

TechCrunch

While some Ukrainian start-ups have relocated, the vast majority have kept at least a part of their operations or team in Ukraine. As the war began, the company relocated the team of 70 to safer regions in western Ukraine and EU. The company continued hiring developers and marketers and raised the team by around 10%.