In this SPACInsider Podcast Replay, we go back to 2021, when we spoke with Chris Urmson, CEO and Chairman of autonomous truck technology firm Aurora (NASDAQ:AUR).
At the time, Aurora was working to close its $10 billion business combination with Reinvent Technology Y. Chris laid out how the company planned to approach the commercialization of its self-driving heavy truck business model and what challenges still laid ahead for it and other developers of autonomous technology.
Now, Aurora is preparing to debut its driverless trucks along the Dallas-to-Houston freight route later this month, with plans to extend on to El Paso and Phoenix, Arizona before year’s end.
Now that this debut is finally at hand, take a listen to what the road ahead for Aurora looked like four years ago and why it was kicking off that journey with a SPAC.
Give it a listen.
SPACInsider contributor Henrique Santa Rosa this week compiled his three favorite potential SPAC targets among potential targets in Brazil. We look at why they are compelling and why each could be a fit for a blank-check merger. Brazil is both South America’s largest economy and most populous, making it a ripe target for SPACs. But,...
At the SPAC of Dawn Welsbach Technology Metals (OTC:WTMA) have given some extra reading material for shareholders ahead of its vote to approve its combination with Evolution Metals next month in the form of the duo’s first investor presentation for the deal. The presentation details Evolution’s plan to build up a rare earth processing facility...
At the SPAC of Dawn A busy week of Fed speaking engagements is set to follow this week after Moody’s late Friday downgrade of US debt, which has left markets in the red through the weekend. SPACs may dodge some of the early fallout from the from the switch from AAA to AA1, as none...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending May 16, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. It was a very, very good week for SPAC IPO trading performances. The average performance for just this week alone clocked in at an average...
At the SPAC of Dawn The faucet of new SPACs to market is fully open with two more new SPACs pricing overnight and Churchill X (NASDAQ:CCCXU) already fully over-allotted after its May 14 IPO. Of the two IPOs Wen Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:WENNU) showed particular speed, having filed its initial S-1 just over two weeks ago...