Company founders talk social responsibility at Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum
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AeroVironment’s Mars drone was more than a decade in the making
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AeroVironment makes $30M AI acquisition
AeroVironment, a drone company based in Simi Valley, announced Feb. 24 that it has acquired the Intelligent Systems Group from Progeny Systems Corp. for $30 million or more in cash. The Intelligent Systems Group develops intelligence-enabled computer vision, machine learning and perceptive autonomy technologies and provides those services to United States government customers, AeroVironment said. Read More →
Morro Bay could get world’s biggest battery facility
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UCSB green-tech spinout C-Zero closes $11.5M round
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Trade Desk reports record revenue in 2020, but shares drop with no 2021 guidance
The Trade Desk ended its 2020 fiscal year on strong note, with 26% growth in revenue and 123% growth in net income from 2019, according to the fourth quarter and full year financial results the Ventura-based internet advertising company released Feb. 18. Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green spotlighted the company’s continued market share gain, as Read More →
Mars rover lands safely, with drone helicopter from Simi Valley on board
The Mars 2020 rover, carrying on board a first-of-its-kind drone developed by Simi Valley-based AeroVironment, touched down in the Jezero Crater on Feb. 18. The rover was confirmed to have landed safely at 12:56 p.m. Pacific Time, after what’s known as the “seven minutes of terror,” a delay in signal between the Red Planet and Read More →
