Last week @amazon acquired self-driving #startup @zoox for $1.2bn.
Zoox has been working on a building a special vehicle just for full #SelfDriving. The company raised ~$1bn in total and was previously valued at $3.2bn. /1
#AI #AutonomousVehicles
techcrunch.com/2020/06/26/ama…
Zoox has been working on a building a special vehicle just for full #SelfDriving. The company raised ~$1bn in total and was previously valued at $3.2bn. /1
#AI #AutonomousVehicles
techcrunch.com/2020/06/26/ama…
2/ Whether Amazon will "rule the world" or not as an article in @Forbes says, it's yet to be clear where #AutonomousVehicles fit in Amazon's business. At the moment, Zoox is expected to continue working on their robotaxi vision.
forbes.com/sites/bradtemp…
forbes.com/sites/bradtemp…
3/ However, Amazon will need to spend a lot more after the acquisition in order to bring #SelfDrivingCars to market.
cnbc.com/2020/06/26/ama…
cnbc.com/2020/06/26/ama…
4/ Finally, after the news of acquisition spread Elon Musk called Jeff Bezos a copycat 😀
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-jeff…
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-jeff…
