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AeroVironment Wins New $19M DARPA Contract

socalTECH

Monrovia, California-based unmanned aircraft maker AeroVironment reported today that it has scored another contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). aerovironment term military aircraft unmanned aerial drone maritime navy darpa contract airplane' READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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Using Generative AI to Drive Corporate Impact

TechEmpower

TechEmpower has been instrumental in developing chatbots like these, utilizing generative AI to sift through internal documents and user manuals, enabling them to provide precise answers to customer service questions. It also facilitates rapid prototyping, allowing for quicker iterations and thus shorter development cycles.

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ViaSat In $34M Contract Award

socalTECH

Carlsbad-based ViaSat , the satellite communications operator and developer, reported a $34M contract win this morning. The win came from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), and will go towards developing a crytographic module used for satellite communications by the Navy, Marines Corps, and Army.

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Canoo, the electric vehicle startup formed from Faraday Future’s ashes, seeks $200 million

TechCrunch LA

Less than a month after rebranding as Canoo , the startup electric vehicle company formerly known as Evelozcity is on the hunt for $200 million in new capital. Canoo is locking in final contracts with its vendors and is going to be in production with prototypes before the end of the year. Canoo began life as EVelozcity back in 2017.

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Canoo takes the covers off of its debut electric vehicle

TechCrunch LA

The Canoo designers have departed pretty radically from the traditional designs that other electric vehicle manufacturers have favored going with something that looks more like a VW Microbus than the sport utility vehicle that Byton is aiming for, or Tesla and Fisker’s sportscars and sedans or Rivian’s electric trucks.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures. I’ll address the specifics of what this Founder Developer Gap looks like below.

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Dreaming of Mars, the startup Relativity Space gets its first launch site on Earth

TechCrunch LA

Now, more than $35 million dollars later , the company has been awarded a multi-year contract to build and operate its own rocket launch facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. That contract, awarded by The 45th Space Wing of the Air Force, is the first direct agreement the U.S.

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