Amazon agrees to buy self-driving startup Zoox for over $1 billion

Amazon also participated in a $530 million funding round early last year in self-driving car startup Aurora Innovation

Amazon has agreed to pay over $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.

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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.

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The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the companies were in advanced talks and the deal could value Zoox at less than the $3.2 billion it achieved in a funding round in 2018.

Amazon has stepped up its investment in the car sector, participating in a $530 million funding round early last year in self-driving car startup Aurora Innovation.