TuSimple’s self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership – TechCrunch

TuSimple’s self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership – TechCrunch

TuSimple, the self-driving trucking company that went public earlier this year, has partnered with Ryder as part of its plan to build a freight network that will support its autonomous trucking operations. Under the agreement announced this week, Ryder’s fleet maintenance facilities will act as terminals for TuSimple’s freight network. TuSimple’s so-called AFN or Autonomous … Read more

Seattle-based Shape Therapeutics raises $112M to develop RNA-editing and gene therapies

Seattle-based Shape Therapeutics raises $112M to develop RNA-editing and gene therapies

Shape CEO Francois Vigneault. (Shape photo) Shape Therapeutics, a Seattle preclinical biotech company developing RNA editing and gene therapy technologies, has raised $ 112 million. The company’s RNA editing technologies come from the laboratory of co-founder Prashant Mali, a bio-engineer at the University of California, San Diego, who sits on Shape’s scientific advisory board. Shape … Read more