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Australia's competition regulator approved Peter Warren Automotive's purchase of Wakeling Automotive's new car dealerships, on condition eight local dealership sites are divested to protect competition.
Mobility newsletter: a new autonomy index puts Chinese robotaxi operators on top; Cargofy raises $11m, XDOF $70m; Carro buys CarPlace; plus driverless partnerships and a Waymo recall.
Monash spinout Additive Assurance completed a $4.1 million round led by Significant Capital Ventures with Hostplus and existing backers, funding R&D hiring and a new quality assurance centre in Melbourne.
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South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution's shares nearly doubled in their Korean Stock Exchange debut, valuing the company near A$125 billion in Asia's second-largest IPO.
AFR's driverless-car topic hub: NRF puts $30m into Melbourne maker Applied EV, alongside Waymo's Sydney robotaxi plans, Uber's robotaxi spend, union demands and a progressing Mycar sale.