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September 1, 2022

This French autonomous driving startup wants to cancel ‘terrible drivers’

Heex Technologies provides data management for autonomous vehicles


Heex Technologies

Are we there yet? The long-awaited driverless future is gradually taking shape. 

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Federico Scolari

Federico Scolari is a senior intelligence analyst and data lead at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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