Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million USD. Founded in 2017, the Silicon Valley-based startup develops autonomous driving technology compatible with existing machines.

Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Rail agreed to acquire Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business for an enterprise value of €1,660m. The final purchase price will be determined after customary adjustments typical for a transaction of this nature.

Siemens is collaborating with Dow to showcase the future of automation with a process automation test bed at MxD, a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing institute and innovation center near downtown Chicago.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced its Seequent business unit's acquisition of Imago Inc, a developer of cloud-based software for the capture and management of geoscientific imagery.

ClearBlade and Phoenix Contact announce a partnership that delivers field IoT and Edge solutions via Intelligent Assets. Together, the two companies can provide a full solution including hardware, connectivity, edge, and cloud services to Power Critical Infrastructure

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. jointly announces with Foxconn Industrial Internet the design, manufacture, and launch of Gloria AI Edge Box with the Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 inference accelerator.

IFS announced its acquisition of Customerville, a feedback platform that elevates feedback and listening across the entire customer journey, blending technology, design, and behavioral science

Rockwell Automation announced a partnership with Kezzler AS to help manufacturers better capture the journey of their products from raw material sources to point-of-sale or beyond using cloud-based industrial traceability solutions

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that it has signed an agreement with Spain-based SENER, a leading multinational company in Marine Design and Engineering, to acquire its FORAN software business.

ABB announced it will acquire ASTI Mobile Robotics Group (ASTI), a leading global autonomous mobile robots (AMR) manufacturer with a broad portfolio across all major applications enabled by the company’s software suite.