Chinese driver-less car startup
Pony.ai
has raised $400 million from Toyota to deepen and expand joint testing and development of autonomous driving.
Tests of robo-taxis services have been ongoing in China over the past year.
Now,
Pony.ai i
s launching a delivery service in Irvine, CA with e-commerce site
Yamibuy
. Customers order on Yamibuy and a Pony.ai vehicle picks up the package and delivers it.
The customer then either comes to the car to collect it or an operator in the car will drop it off at the doorstep.
It's a useful service since Californians remain stuck at home.
Aussie fintech startup
AirWallex has snagged $160 million in Series D financing from
Salesforce Ventures along with existing core investors
DST Global, Tencent, Sequoia Capital China
,
Hillhouse Capital
, and
Horizons Ventures
.