<p> Amazon.com Inc is in advanced talks to buy self-driving startup Zoox Inc, in a move that would expand the e-commerce giant's reach in autonomous-vehicle technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The deal will value Zoox at less than the $3.2 billion it achieved in a funding round in 2018, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.</p>.<p>An agreement may be weeks away and the discussions could still fall apart, the report added.</p>.<p>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 Inc.</p>.<p>Both Amazon and Zoox declined a Reuters request for comment.</p>
<p> Amazon.com Inc is in advanced talks to buy self-driving startup Zoox Inc, in a move that would expand the e-commerce giant's reach in autonomous-vehicle technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The deal will value Zoox at less than the $3.2 billion it achieved in a funding round in 2018, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.</p>.<p>An agreement may be weeks away and the discussions could still fall apart, the report added.</p>.<p>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 Inc.</p>.<p>Both Amazon and Zoox declined a Reuters request for comment.</p>