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Optimus Ride, a US-based driverless vehicle technology developer spun out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is winding down after its underlying technology and intellectual property was purchased by automotive supplier Magna International yesterday. Financial terms were not disclosed, but in addition to Optimus Ride’s assets, a total of 120 engineers will also make the move to Magna – however, chief executive Sean Harrington will not join the corporate. Optimus Ride had raised more than $73m in funding, most recently securing $50m in a series B round featuring Energize Ventures, Emerson Collective, FM Capital, Greycroft and Firstmark Capital. Optimus Ride had obtained $18m in a series A round in 2017, adding to a $5.3m seed round in 2016.

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Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is the editor of Global University Venturing, host of the Beyond the Breakthrough interview podcast and responsible for the monthly GUV Gazette (sign up here for free).