Zoox was founded in 2014 and grew quickly amid expanding interest in autonomous vehicles and ride hailing but has more recently struggled to raise funding. Earlier this month, Mr. Musk on Twitter called for a breakup of Amazon, saying "monopolies are wrong!" The electric-car maker has been on the forefront of deploying driver-assistance systems and has set ambitious goals, though Mr. Musk has missed several self-imposed deadlines. Amazon has shown interest in autonomous vehicles, in part as a way to bring more delivery services in house. Alphabet Inc. is working to develop autonomous vehicles through its Waymo subsidiary, which began as a division of Google.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 27, 2020 06:45 UTC