Quantum Signal has been bought by Ford after two decades of quietly producing technologies for robotic applications including autonomous driving.

Cambridge-founded touchscreen sensor manufacturer CTT has added $10m from investors including chemicals firm Kureha to its coffers.

CMU-founded road surface analytics technology creator RoadBotics has now raised at least $11.4m, having signed up Radical Ventures and Hyperplane VC to its series A.

FlixMobility has raised a reported $561m in series F funding, adding to earlier capital provided by investors including TUM-linked UVC Partners and carmaker Daimler.

CAS-founded industrial automation spinout VIPioneers has added $14.5m to an angel sum of undisclosed size it received from CAS’s Cash Capital two years ago

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa led the Utec-backed autonomous vehicle software developer's series A round, which included Yamaha Motor, Aisan Technology and existing investor KDDI.

Stanford-founded autonomous driving spinout Drive.ai has been swept up by Apple, which will look to reinforce its self-driving unit with the company's assets and employees.

Booster, a fuel delivery service backed by Stanford-StartX Fund, has collected $56m in series C funding from investors including Enterprise Holdings and Total.

CMU's Edge Case Research has raised capital from Ansys, Lockheed Martin and Liberty Mutual to use AI for solving complex safety issues in autonomous technologies.

Lidar technology developer Sense Photonics has emerged from stealth with $26m in series A funding from investors co-led by the UC-backed Congruent Ventures.