AMAZON.COM Inc’s interest in acquiring a self-driving car pioneer is the prime example (pun intended) of how expectations for driverless vehicles have been recalibrated.
The e-commerce giant is in advanced talks to buy Zoox Inc for less than the US$3.2bil at which it was valued in 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Given the California-based startup’s approach to autonomous cars, its fate is particularly instructive.
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