Amazon agrees to buy self-driving startup Zoox for over US$1b: report
[BENGALURU] Amazon.com has agreed to pay over US$1 billion to buy self-driving startup Zoox, The Information reported on Thursday, citing sources, in a move that would expand the e-commerce giant's reach in autonomous-vehicle technology.
The report did not mention the exact purchase price and added Amazon is unlikely to disclose it when the deal is announced, likely to be on Friday.
A majority of Zoox investors are getting their money back, with some making a positive return, the report added. Lux Capital, DFJ and Atlassian co-founder Michael Cannon-Brooks are some of the investors.
Amazon and Zoox did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the companies were in advanced talks and the deal could value Zoox at less than the US$3.2 billion it achieved in a funding round in 2018.
Amazon has stepped up its investment in the car sector, participating in a US$530 million funding round early last year in self-driving car startup Aurora Innovation.
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