This VC backed self-driving car startup Zoox into a

This VC backed self-driving car startup Zoox into a big buyout by Amazon. Here's why he says that deal signals a new wave of automation. (AMZN, SHOP)

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Published 09 Jul 2020

· The industrial supply chain is about to see a new wave of automation powered by intelligent robots and other devices, Shahin Farshchi, a partner with Lux Capital, told Business Insider.
· Companies that operate factories and warehouses or transport of goods will be widely adopting new technologies in the coming years to...

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This VC backed self-driving car startup Zoox into a big buyout by Amazon. Here's why he says that deal signals a new wave of automation. (AMZN, SHOP)

This VC backed self-driving car startup Zoox into a big buyout by Amazon. Here's why he says that deal signals a new wave of automation. (AMZN, SHOP)

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