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TuSimple Takes $95M For Autonomous Trucking Technology

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TuSimple , a developer of autonomous trucking technology which has offices in San Diego and in China, said on Wednesday that it has raised $95M in a Series D funding round. Based on the company's open positions, it appears its San Diego team includes a significant number of software engineers, as well as administrative functions.

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TuSimple Aims At Self Driving Vehicle Market

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San Diego- and Beijing-based TuSimple , a startup developing autonomous driving technology, says it has received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous driving vehicles on the road. The startup says it hopes to run a test this month taking an autonomous vehicle 420 miles from San Diego to Tucson.

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At First Summit, 7CTOs Takes Baby Step to San Diego Tech Buildup

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As a software engineer and self-described “tech guy,” de Bruin says he is more interested in. Search for “CEO books” on Amazon, and the search results from the world’s largest Internet-based retailer return just over 8,000 titles. A search for “CTO books,” on the other hand, yields about 540 titles.

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3D Robotics Gets $5M

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San Diego-based 3D Robotics , the developer and supplier of parts and technology for personal unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has raised $5M in funding, from True Ventures and O'Reilly AlphaTech ventures. The firm said Jon Callaghan of True and Bryce Roberts at O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures have joined the company's board.

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Want to Find Stellar Software Engineers in the Midwest? Here’s How

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It may seem obvious that companies in the Midwest face challenges attracting and retaining talent, given our weather and location far from the coasts. One need only to look at college football recruiting, after all, to see how the average annual snowfall on campus matters almost as much as last season’s win/loss record.

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BuyAutoParts.com Names CIO

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San Diego-based BuyAutoParts.com , an online e-commerce site focused on auto parts, said Thursday that it has named Adrian Crisan as the company''s Chief Information Officer. Crisan joins from AutoAnything, where he was VP of Software Engineering. Crisan also has served at Sony Electronics and HP/Compaq.

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Qualcomm Creates New Open Source Subsidiary

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San Diego-based Qualcomm has created a new, separately owned subsidiary focused on mobile open source, the firm announced today. According to Qualcomm, the new subsidiary--Qualcomm Innovation Center--is being spun out to focus on developing open source software which uses Qualcomm's technology. READ MORE>>.