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Atlas sorts sites into five tiers, from 'activity imminent' to 'no immediate risk'. Sixteen sites in the US, Canada and UK are Tier 1, including EMA4 in Sutton Coldfield and BHX4 near Coventry.
Amazon says it tracks buildings, not individuals, and that Atlas is not used in the UK.
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The deal isn't a fresh acquisition: Hyundai took 80% back in 2020 for $880M, and SoftBank has now exercised its option to sell the remainder.
A skeptic put the real question plainly: three smart owners — Google, SoftBank, Boston Dynamics — couldn't make Atlas profitable, so what does a carmaker know that they didn't? Another commenter reframed the buy as a demographics play: South Korea's working-age population is projected to fall 25% by 2040.
