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The plug-in electric truck developer is reportedly in negotiations with Amazon and General Motors over a round that would value it at $1bn to $2bn.

The multi-university venture fund led a $566,000 round for smart helmet developer Forcite, which has now collected $2m in total.

Legend Capital has contributed to a $25m series A round for Mancando, which provides supply chain services for the automotive parts industry.

The airline operator's Redbeat Ventures unit is seeking limited partners for a corporate venturing fund that will be anchored by the corporate.

Nuro has already begun trialling its self-driving delivery vehicle and will use the funding to move into new cities and further develop the technology.

We examine some co-investment patterns among corporate venturers we have been tracking since 2011.

Amazon and Shell have invested in driverless car software and hardware developer Aurora Innovation at a valuation above $2.5bn, in a round led by Sequoia Capital.

The electric scooter rental platform is now valued at $2.4bn, after securing $310m in a round co-led by GV that included its parent company, Alphabet.

On-demand ride platform Ola has added $15.3m to a round that now totals about $160m, though none of its corporate investors have so far contributed.

The automotive data platform developer, which counts Samsung, Cox Enterprises and Continental as shareholders, has secured $13.5m in its series B round.

Guazi, which already counts Shougang as a backer, is in negotiations with SoftBank Vision Fund over an investment that will value it at $8.5bn pre-money.