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* Amazon was already making in-roads in the auto industry and had the most to gain from | * Amazon was already making in-roads in the auto industry and had the most to gain from automated vehicle deliveries. In June 2020, Amazon acquired Zoox for $1.2 billion to design autonomous ride-hailing vehicles. In December 2018, Zoox Inc. received the first California permit to transport vehicles in self-driving cars.<ref>https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33001491/amazon-buys-zoox-autonomous-company/</ref> | ||
* In October 2020, Amazon unveiled its first all-electric van built by electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian, with an expected 10,000 vans on roads as soon as 2022, and 100,000 by 2030.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/8/21507495/amazon-electric-delivery-van-rivian-date-specs</ref> | * In October 2020, Amazon unveiled its first all-electric van built by electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian, with an expected 10,000 vans on roads as soon as 2022, and 100,000 by 2030.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/8/21507495/amazon-electric-delivery-van-rivian-date-specs</ref> | ||
* VSI Labs said Amazon had the “most to gain” from AV for deliveries and Bloomberg said it had the ability to “change up its own stomping ground.” | * VSI Labs said Amazon had the “most to gain” from AV for deliveries and Bloomberg said it had the ability to “change up its own stomping ground.” | ||
Latest revision as of 18:19, 23 March 2022
- Amazon was already making in-roads in the auto industry and had the most to gain from automated vehicle deliveries. In June 2020, Amazon acquired Zoox for $1.2 billion to design autonomous ride-hailing vehicles. In December 2018, Zoox Inc. received the first California permit to transport vehicles in self-driving cars.[1]
- In October 2020, Amazon unveiled its first all-electric van built by electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian, with an expected 10,000 vans on roads as soon as 2022, and 100,000 by 2030.[2]
- VSI Labs said Amazon had the “most to gain” from AV for deliveries and Bloomberg said it had the ability to “change up its own stomping ground.”
