Waymo Vets Are Automating Construction Sites With Self-Driving Dirt Diggers

Ex-Waymo engineers launch Bedrock Robotics with $80M to automate construction

Former Waymo engineers have launched an autonomous vehicle startup with $80 million in venture funds.

Waymo Vets Are Automating Construction Sites With Self-Driving Dirt Diggers

Bedrock Robotics, led by a veteran of Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous tech unit, is emerging from stealth with $80 million and plans to make heavy construction equipment work around-the-clock.

Ex-Waymo Engineers Launch Startup to Automate Construction - Construction Forum

From Tech Crunch: Bedrock Robotics, an autonomous vehicle technology startup founded by veterans of Waymo and Segment, has been operating quietly for more than a year. Now, it’s breaking cover with an $80 million funding round from investors Eclipse and 8VC. Bedrock Robotics is focused on developing a self-driving kit that can be retrofitted to construction and other worksite vehicles, according to the company. The announcement confirms some of …

Bedrock Robotics Secures $80M to Retrofit Construction Equipment

In a move that could reshape the $13 trillion global construction industry, Bedrock Robotics has emerged from stealth mode, announcing $80 million in seed and series A funding to advance autonomous systems for heavy equipment. The San Francisco-based startup, founded by former Waymo engineers, is not building new machinery from scratch but retrofitting existing fleets with reversible hardware and software installations that enable full autonomy.…

Bedrock Robotics raised $80M from Eclipse and 8VC to develop retrofit self-driving kits for construction and worksite vehicles, in testing with five companies

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Bedrock Robotics raises $80 million to commercialize its autonomous construction technology

Bedrock Robotics, the company developing advanced autonomous systems for the $13 trillion global construction industry, emerged from stealth today with $80 million in Seed and Series A backing. Rather than design and sell costly new machinery, Bedrock upgrades customers’ existing heavy equipment fleets with reversible, same-day hardware and software installs to enable fully autonomous operations. […]