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Autonomous mobility is on the rise, and Greater Zurich is swiftly emerging as a hotspot for this groundbreaking technology. We caught up with Oliver Nahon, Director of Operations at the Swiss Association for Autonomous Mobility (SAAM), to explore the dynamic ecosystem driving this growth.

Zurich/Dortmund - Hitachi Energy has been commissioned to deliver four converter stations to Amprion. The German transmission system operator will use these to transport wind energy from the North Sea coast to the Ruhr Region. In addition, Hitachi Energy is set to offer service solutions as well. The contract is valued at 2 billion euros.

Kloten/Schaffhausen/San José - Flughafen Zürich AG is investing in a pilot project involving a self-driving shuttle bus with space for nine people. According to current plans, this will be put into service in the next few months. The Californian pioneer WeRide has been selected as technology provider.

Zurich - Spitch has moved to a larger property within the City of Zurich. The specialist in speech and text dialogue systems for companies and authorities expects this step to enable it to meet the demands created by its transformation from a start-up to a global provider.

Kloten/Lugano - From 2027, Flughafen Zürich AG in the canton of Zürich will purchase 30,000 liters of solar diesel from Synhelion every year. The partners have signed a five-year offtake agreement. This solar diesel will be used to power special vehicles without electric drives.

Zurich - Embotech has raised 23.5 million Swiss francs in a Series B financing round. With this fresh capital injection, the supplier of autonomous driving solutions can further scale its technology for Automated Vehicle Marshalling at car factories and Autonomous Terminal Tractors at port terminals and logistic centers.

Schlieren/Berlin - Neurimmune and AICURA have announced a strategic partnership to leverage the benefits offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the development of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The partnership aims to develop patient programs and to shorten drug development times.

Zurich - ANYbotics has increased its external capital by 60 million US dollars to more than 130 million US dollars in total. The manufacturer of autonomous robot solutions will use this financing to accelerate its global scaling and most recent expansion in the USA.

Zurich - Relai has raised a total of 12 million US dollars in a series A funding round. The Zurich-based bitcoin platform plans to use the funds to expand in Europe. Relai hopes to become the market leader in this region in 2025.