Hyundai purchases Boston Dynamics for $921M, makers of Spot dog robot(현대차, 美 보스턴다이내믹스 인수한다)

현대자동차그룹이 글로벌 로봇 개발 분야 선두주자인 보스턴다이내믹스를 인수한다. 

8일 투자은행(IB)업계에 따르면 현대차그룹은 보스턴다이내믹스를 소유한 일본 소프트뱅크그룹과 가격 등 세부 조건에 대한 협상을 끝내고 조만간 인수를 공식 발표할 예정이다. 현대자동차·현대모비스 등 현대차그룹 계열사들이 지분을 나눠서 인수하기로 한 가운데 가격은 9억2100만 달러(한화 약 1조원)로 알려졌다. 

About a month ago the news hit the wire that Korean giant Hyundai was pursuing the purchase of the company at the forefront of robot dog research, Boston Dynamics. Wednesday, according to Korean Economic Daily’s sources, an agreement was reached to complete the transaction near the initial $1 billion number, allegedly the settled number once the dust cleared was $921 million.

현대는 땅 투자로 10조원을 사용했다. 거기에 비하면 미래를 위한 아주 훌륭한 M&A이다. 

현대는 땅 투자로 10조원($9billion) 을 사용했다. 거기에 비하면 아주 훌륭한 M&A이다. 

Uber’s fraught and deadly pursuit of self-driving cars is over

 Uber is selling its autonomous vehicle business to Aurora Innovations, a San Francisco-based startup founded by the former head engineer of Google’s self-driving car project, the two companies announced Monday.

As part of the deal, Aurora’s self-driving cars will eventually operate on Uber’s ride-hailing platform. Uber will invest $400 million in Aurora and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will join the startup’s board of directors.

It’s unclear whether the acquisition will result in any layoffs. “Aurora has committed to making offers to the majority of ATG employees,” an Uber spokesperson said. “We are working through the details with Aurora and will notify our teams in the coming weeks.”

The deal marks the end of Uber’s ambitious dream of replacing it’s fleet of human-powered taxis with robot drivers. The ride-hailing company believed that by pouring millions of dollars into developing its own technology, it could eliminate its main cost factor — drivers — and take over the world of transportation with cheap, plentiful autonomous vehicles.

<source:https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/7/22158745/uber-selling-autonomous-vehicle-business-aurora-innovation>

It seems that autonomous driving technology is not easy.
Tesla is a really great businessman.

자율 주행 기술이 쉽지는 않은 듯 하다.

테슬라가 정말 대단한 기업인 것이다. 

China's exports surge on hot demand for PPE(personal protective equipment), remote working tech

 China’s exports rose at the fastest pace in almost three years in November, as strong global demand for goods needed to ride out the pandemic landed the world’s second-largest economy a record trade surplus.

A brisk factory recovery in China from coronavirus shutdowns earlier this year has far outpaced reopenings seen in major trading partners, many of which are still struggling with outbreaks.

Exports in November rose 21.1% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Monday, the fastest growth since February 2018. It also soundly beat analysts’ expectations for a 12.0% increase and quickened from an 11.4% increase in October.

The strong exports come despite the yuan hovering near multi-year peaks against the dollar, which would be welcome news for policymakers concerned about the impact of a weakening greenback on China’s trade competitiveness.

Imports rose 4.5% year-on-year in November, slower than October’s 4.7% growth, and underperforming expectations in a Reuters poll for a 6.1% increase, but still marking a third straight month of expansion.

Analysts say improving domestic demand and higher commodity prices helped buoy the reading.

“We believe China’s export growth could remain elevated for another several months due to the worsening COVID-19 situation overseas,” the note said.

<source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade/chinas-exports-surge-on-hot-demand-for-ppe-remote-working-tech-idUSKBN28H07K>

“We believe China’s export growth could remain elevated for another several months due to the worsening COVID-19 situation overseas,”Look at the indicators. Think. Predict. Make your move.

해외 COVID-19 상황 악화로 중국의 수출 증가율이 몇 달 더 상승할 수 있을 것으로 본다. 지표를 보아라. 생각하라. 예측하라. 행동하라.