Aurora's stock debuts on Nasdaq with 2% rise
Aurora's stock debuts on Nasdaq with 2% rise
By Claudia Assis
克劳迪娅·阿西斯(Claudia Assis)著
Driverless-technology company says it has more than $1.8 billion in cash after SPAC merger
无人驾驶技术公司表示，SPAC合并后拥有超过18亿美元的现金
Shares of autonomous-vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation Inc. rose nearly 2% on Thursday, their debut on the Nasdaq after the merger with a blank-check company was completed.
自动驾驶汽车技术公司极光创新公司(Aurora Innovation Inc.)周四股价上涨近2%，在与一家空白支票公司的合并完成后，该公司在纳斯达克(Nasdaq)上市。
The merger with special-purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners Y formally closed on Wednesday, leaving Aurora (AUR) with more than $1.8 billion in gross proceeds and cash on hand, the company said.
奥罗拉(Aurora)表示，与特殊目的收购公司Reinvent Technology Partners Y的合并于周三正式完成，使该公司的毛收入和手头现金超过18亿美元。
Aurora announced the plan to merge and become a public company in July. Reinvent is led by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) founder Mark Pincus.
奥罗拉在7月份宣布了合并并成为上市公司的计划。Reinvent由领英(LinkedIn)联合创始人里德·霍夫曼和社交游戏公司(Zynga Inc.)创始人马克·平卡斯领导。
Aurora Driver, the company's flagship autonomous driving product, is designed to apply to vehicles from commercial trucks to passenger cars.
该公司的旗舰自动驾驶产品Aurora Driver旨在适用于从商用卡车到乘用车的各种车辆。
Aurora plans to launch its autonomous commercial trucking business, Aurora Horizon, by late 2023, followed by a driverless ride-hailing business, Aurora Connect, in 2024.
Aurora计划在2023年底之前推出其自主商业卡车运输业务Aurora Horizon，随后在2024年推出无人驾驶叫车业务Aurora Connect。
The company has inked partnerships with Uber Technologies Inc and an unit of Volvo Group.
该公司已经与优步和沃尔沃集团的一个部门签署了合作伙伴关系。
-Claudia Assis
-克劳迪娅·阿西斯(Claudia Assis)