Uber has acquired the Belgian company Segments.aspecialized in the annotation of data from sensors for autonomous vehicles, drones and robots. Founded in 2020 by Bert de Brabandere And Otto Debalsthe startup had been the first Belgian company admitted to the program Y combinator (W21).
Segments.a has developed a multi-capital annotation platform, making it possible to process complex data from cameras, LIDAR sensors and other technologies. The company claimed to be popular growth two consecutive years and had been able to attract leading industrial customers such as John Deere, Serve Robotics, Outrider or Zipline.
With this acquisition, segments. Uber Ai Solutionsthe unit of the group dedicated to annotation services. Uber had already started to offer its B2B tools, with more than 50 customers including Aurora Innovation And Niantic. The integration of segments. AI must allow the company of San Francisco to consolidate its skills in the 3D and Lidar annotation, a key area for autonomous driving.
Segments.a has raised funds from Merus Capital And Volta Ventures. The amount of the transaction was not communicated.
