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How The Net Asset Value Is Still In Place For SPACs With Terminated Deals

Today, 8:09 PM

Along with the hundreds of announced SPAC mergers and closed deals in 2021 came a handful of SPAC deals that were terminated. Here’s a look at what it means for the SPACs that called off mergers.

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Endangered SPAC? Public Trading Path for Plus Could Be in Jeopardy

By FreightWaves

Today, 8:09 PM

Signs are flashing red for the business combination of autonomous trucking software developer Plus getting to the finish line of its $3.3 billion SPAC merger with Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. V.

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Coming Attractions: 2 Autonomous Trucking Companies Begin Trading in November

By FreightWaves

Today, 8:09 PM

Aurora Innovation and Embark Trucks expect to conclude their business combinations in early November with shell companies created to bring the autonomous trucking software startups to the public markets.

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Hennessy Capital Investment Corp V M&A Partner Plus Delivers Initial Production Units Of PlusDrive Autonomous Driving Technology Solution To ‘World’s Largest Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturer FAW’

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 8:09 PM

New pre-orders from Rokin and Duckbill for autonomous trucks add to Plus's commercialization momentum Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a global provider of self-driving truck technology that recently disclosed its proposed

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EXCLUSIVE: Hennessy Capital Investment Merger Partner, Plus To Deliver Initial Self-Driving Technology Units To Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturer FAW

By Michael Cohen

Today, 8:09 PM

Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a global provider of self-driving truck technology, today announced the delivery of the initial production batch of PlusDrive autonomous driving units the world's largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer FAW.

HCIC

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Selling Autonomy: Practical Realities Meet Fully Robotic Aspirations

By FreightWaves

Today, 8:09 PM

Two approaches dominate autonomous trucking: Keep working toward a flawless system that replaces the human driver with a robot. Or market what works today and keep striving for driverless operation.

HCIC

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Plus Announces Driverless Semi Demonstration: What Investors Should Know

By Chris Katje

Today, 8:09 PM

An autonomous trucking company going public via SPAC shared details of a successful driverless highway test.

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Exclusive First Ride: Plus Autonomous Truck Is A Gentle Giant On The Highway

By FreightWaves

Today, 8:09 PM

CUPERTINO, Calif. — So what is it like when a robot is doing the driving of a fully-loaded Class 8 heavy-duty truck? Really smooth. Really well mannered. And the sense that surrounding traffic is oblivious to the likely future of trucking, at least of this hourlong ride on several northern California freeways on a sunny afternoon in early July.

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Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V and Plus Announce Confidential Submission of Registration Statement in Connection with the Proposed Business Combination

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 8:09 PM

Plus (formerly Plus.ai) ("Plus") today announced the confidential submission on Friday, June 25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") of a draft registration statement on Form

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Hennessy Capital Investment Corp V Shares Up 4.7%; Co Earlier Reported In 8K Filing Co Entered Into Into Warrant Agreement Allowing Amazon To Own Up To 20% Of Co’s M&A Partner PlusAI On Fully Diluted Basis

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 8:09 PM

PlusAI, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plus (“PlusAI”), entered into a master purchase agreement effective January 27, 2021 and an initial work order effective January 27, 2021 (collectively, the

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