Aperia Technologies Earns 2019 Acterra Business Environmental Award

Aperia Technologies has received a 2019 Business Environmental Innovation Award from Acterra, a recognition program for sustainable business practices.

Published: April 26, 2019

Aperia Technologies has received a 2019 Business Environmental Innovation Award from Acterra, a San Francisco Bay-area recognition program for sustainable business practices.

Aperia was honored in the Environmental Innovation category for its Halo Tire Inflator, a tire inflation solution for the commercial trucking industry. The award recognizes companies which have demonstrated exceptional environmental leadership or innovation.

Thirteen local companies and organizations reached the finals. The winners were selected from five different categories. Aperia Technologies will accept its award at an Acterra ceremony honoring the winners May 22 in San Francisco.

Used in heavy-duty trucks since 2015, the Halo is an automatic tire inflation system for trucks and trailers.

Bridgestone invests in Yoshi Mobility to expand into virtual inspection, EV charging

Yoshi is also commercializing its mobile EV charging platform to address EV fleet charging challenges.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 1, 2024

Yoshi Mobility recently closed its $26 million Series C funding round. The round includes strategic investors General Motors Ventures and Bridgestone Americas, as well as international investors Universal Motors Agencies and Shikra Limited. Launched out of Y Combinator in 2016, the company is also backed by ExxonMobil, DN Automotive, NBA All-Star Kevin Durant, and NFL legend Joe Montana. Yoshi Mobility has raised more than $60 million to date. In addition to scaling its core business, the company said Series C funding enables it to expand three new business lines: preventative maintenance, virtual vehicle inspections and electric vehicle (EV) charging.