As it Continues to Hedge its Bets on AV Technology, Amazon is Eyeing a Robot Truck Start-Up.
Amazon acquires a robotaxi corporation, is exploring with release robots that operate on the sidewalk, & presently is deeming to develop a massive risk in a robot trucking start-up.
As per Bloomberg, the e-commerce giant Amazon formerly positioned a rule for 1,000 dominant driving strategies from Plus, a California-located firm functioning on driverless trucking technology. Amazon is also evaluating purchasing a 20% stake in Plus — a move that could have important suggestions for how the corporation shifts its products all around the earth.
Amazon is speculating approximately buying as much as 20% off Plus, which recently declared proposals to go public via a reversal merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The corporation intends to incorporate Hennessy Capital V, a SPAC that also funded the social debut of EV startup (and the current mark of a Securities & Exchange Commission investigation) Canoo.
Plus is anticipated to collect almost $500 million from this deal, comprising $150 million from an entirely devoted widespread stock PIPE (private investment in public equity) offering. The agreement values Plus at roughly $3.3 billion.
The previous year, Amazon obtained Zoox, a startup that is creating its autonomous vehicle for commercial ride-share assistance.
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