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Optimus Ride

www.optimusride.com

 
Optimus Ride Inc. is a MIT spinoff company based in Boston, MA that develops self-driving technologies that enable efficient, sustainable, and equitable mobility systems. Optimus Ride combines over 30 years of interdisciplinary university research in self-driving technologies (DARPA Urban Challenge), electric vehicles (CityCar), and Mobility-on-Demand Systems. The team also has a decade of industrial and entrepreneurial experience that includes shared fleets and manufacturing robots. Our team is focused on the fastest path to market, in order to maximize the benefits of self-driving technologies for all. We have created a highly collaborative, hands-on, and open environment that is centrally located in ...
  • Number of Employees: 100-250
  • Annual Revenue: $1-10 Million

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Funding

Optimus Ride raised $18M on 11/02/2017

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