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Saronic is building cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining hardware, software, and artificial intelligence into one scalable, fully integrated platform. These vehicles integrate advanced hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to create a scalable and fully integrated platform aimed at enhancing the capabilities of naval and maritime forces. Saronic's products are designed for defense and surveillance applications, offering comprehensive operational capabilities.

Saronic is building cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining hardware, software, and artificial intelligence into one scalable, fully integrated platform. These vehicles integrate advanced hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to create a scalable and fully integrated platform aimed at enhancing the capabilities of naval and maritime forces. Saronic's products are designed for defense and surveillance applications, offering comprehensive operational capabilities.

Ruitai Microelectronics is a domestic supplier of high-performance analog and analog-digital hybrid chips for intelligent networked vehicles.

Cenozoic Robotics is a global leading provider for the cleaning industry. Founded in 2021, Cenozoic Robotics is headquartered in Singapore with offices in Hong Kong and Hangzhou. Employing knowledge and experience in L4 autonomous driving technology, the Cenozoic team realized the potential to provide customers with faster service and higher quality products than currently on the world market. With this goal in mind, Michael Wang, the founder and the CEO of Cenozoic Robotics, and his team established the company and entered the cleaning industry dedicated to renewing cleaning services with state-of-the-art technologies. Up to now, Cenozoic robots have been deployed at multiple sites in Singapore, Japan, and South Korea.

Apex.AI, Inc. is a software company that focuses on developing solutions for autonomous mobility systems, particularly self-driving vehicles. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers Apex.OS, a software framework that simplifies the complexity of hardware and software integration through user-friendly APIs. Additionally, Apex.AI provides Apex.Autonomy, which is tailored for safety-critical applications, and MARV.Automotive, a versatile data management platform that facilitates data transfer between vehicles and the cloud. This platform allows for advanced analytics, data introspection, and team collaboration. Apex.AI's software products leverage open-source technologies, enabling developers to create secure and efficient applications for autonomous vehicles.

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is focused on developing autonomous technology specifically for long-haul trucking. Founded in 2018 and based in Mountain View, California, the company specializes in creating self-driving trucks designed to operate on highway routes. Kodiak Robotics employs advanced sensor fusion systems and innovative mapping solutions to enable its vehicles to manage all aspects of highway driving. This technology aims to enhance network efficiency and reduce operational costs for businesses in the logistics sector.

Reliable Robotics, founded in 2017 by Robert Rose and Juerg Frefel, specializes in developing certified autonomous aircraft automation systems aimed at enhancing safety, availability, and affordability in commercial aviation. The company's technology enables remote operation of various aircraft types, facilitating access to a wider range of locations. By employing a certification-forward approach, Reliable Robotics seeks to transform and streamline the airline industry through fully automated gate-to-gate operations. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company operates with a distributed global workforce, striving to revolutionize air transportation for both goods and people.

Hesai Technology, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, specializes in the development, manufacture, and sale of three-dimensional light detection and ranging solutions, commonly known as LiDAR. The company focuses on designing advanced laser radar systems that support a variety of applications, primarily in autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems. Additionally, Hesai's technology is utilized in other sectors, such as robotics for last-mile delivery and industrial processes, as well as in natural gas leak detection systems. The organization has structured its operations into two main segments: LiDAR and gas detection, with the LiDAR segment generating the majority of its revenue.

Muxi is dedicated to providing full-stack GPU chips and heterogeneous computing solutions that can be widely used in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, smart cities, data centers, cloud computing, autonomous driving, digital twins, metaverse, and so on. It builds full-stack GPU chip products, launching MXN series GPUs (Xi Si) for AI reasoning, MXC series GPUs (Xi Yun) for AI training and general computing, and MXG series GPUs (Xi Cai) for graphics rendering, Meet the computing power requirements of data centers for "high energy efficiency" and "high versatility". Mu Xi's products all use independently developed GPU IP, have instruction sets and architectures with completely independent intellectual property rights, and are outfitted with a complete software stack (MACAMACA) compatible with mainstream GPU ecosystems. In September 2020, the company was founded in Shanghai, and it has wholly-owned subsidiaries and R&D centers in Beijing, Nanjing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Wuhan.

Cognicept Systems specializes in providing hybrid robotics AI through its Smart+ telerobotic intervention technology and remote robot pilots. The company focuses on enhancing the reliability of robotic systems by offering a remote intervention operating system that addresses common challenges associated with autonomous robotics in unpredictable environments. Its platform facilitates autonomy for robots operating in unstructured settings, allowing clients to manage tasks efficiently and reliably. By offering supervised autonomy tools and services, Cognicept enables easier and more economical deployment of robots, bridging the gap between technological capabilities and customer needs. These resources are particularly beneficial during the prototyping and testing phases of robotics development, helping teams avoid the complexities of developing such tools in-house.

Aurora is a self-driving vehicle company providing a platform that brings software and data services to operate passenger vehicles. To move both people and goods, the company develops Aurora Driver, a platform that brings together software, hardware, and data services to operate passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and heavy-duty trucks. Aurora is backed by Amazon and Sequoia, among others, and partners with industry leaders including Toyota, Uber, Volvo, and Paccar. Aurora tests its vehicles in the Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. The company has offices in those areas as well as in Bozeman, MT; Seattle, WA; Louisville, CO; and Wixom, MI.

Apex.AI, Inc. is a software company that focuses on developing solutions for autonomous mobility systems, particularly self-driving vehicles. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers Apex.OS, a software framework that simplifies the complexity of hardware and software integration through user-friendly APIs. Additionally, Apex.AI provides Apex.Autonomy, which is tailored for safety-critical applications, and MARV.Automotive, a versatile data management platform that facilitates data transfer between vehicles and the cloud. This platform allows for advanced analytics, data introspection, and team collaboration. Apex.AI's software products leverage open-source technologies, enabling developers to create secure and efficient applications for autonomous vehicles.

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is focused on developing autonomous technology specifically for long-haul trucking. Founded in 2018 and based in Mountain View, California, the company specializes in creating self-driving trucks designed to operate on highway routes. Kodiak Robotics employs advanced sensor fusion systems and innovative mapping solutions to enable its vehicles to manage all aspects of highway driving. This technology aims to enhance network efficiency and reduce operational costs for businesses in the logistics sector.

Reliable Robotics, founded in 2017 by Robert Rose and Juerg Frefel, specializes in developing certified autonomous aircraft automation systems aimed at enhancing safety, availability, and affordability in commercial aviation. The company's technology enables remote operation of various aircraft types, facilitating access to a wider range of locations. By employing a certification-forward approach, Reliable Robotics seeks to transform and streamline the airline industry through fully automated gate-to-gate operations. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company operates with a distributed global workforce, striving to revolutionize air transportation for both goods and people.