Amazon and Stellantis Partner to Deploy Smarter Cars, Cleaner Vans

(L): The logo of Amazon at the company's logistics center in Bretigny-sur-Orge, near Paris, on Dec. 7, 2021. (R): A Stellantis sign outside its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., on June 10, 2021. Gonzalo Fuentes, Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Amazon.com Inc and Stellantis NV said Wednesday they will collaborate to develop cars and trucks with Amazon software in the dashboards, and deploy electric vans made by Stellantis on Amazon’s delivery network.

The agreements expand Amazon’s efforts to get a bigger foothold in the transportation industry, and could help Stellantis close the gap with Tesla Inc in developing vehicles with sophisticated, software-powered infotainment features that are connected to the data processing cloud.