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Amazon Reportedly in Talks to Buy Self-Driving Car Startup Zoox

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Amir Efrati
· · Source: The Wall Street Journal

Amazon is reportedly considering an acquisition of Zoox, the developer of an electric self-driving taxi that it designed from scratch, according to the Wall Street Journal . There were no additional details in the report, which comes three weeks after The Information reported Zoox was for sale and being shopped by boutique investment bank Qatalyst Partners. The self-driving vehicle industry...

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