Here comes the blind fury of autonomous vehicle startups. We knew it was coming, since everyone from Google and Uber to GM and Tesla is working on the technology. Boston-area startup NuTonomy, founded by a pair of MIT scientists in 2013, is the latest to make a splash. The company announced on Tuesday a Series A funding round of 16 million, led by Highland Capital Partners, with participation from other investors including Singapore's economic development group and Fontinalis Partners (which was co-founded by Ford Motor's executive chairman Bill Ford). The company raised 3.6 million in seed funding earlier this year.