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(NYSE:AACT) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kodiak Robotics, Inc. (“Kodiak” or the “Company”), a leading provider of AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology, and Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE: AACT) (“AACT”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced a $145 million PIPE commitment of convertible preferred stock and common stock warrants to AACT from institutional accredited investors to support the previously announced proposed business combination (

(NYSE:AACT) NEW YORK & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE: AACT) (“AACT”) and Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Kodiak”) announced today that on August 29, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), that AACT and Kodiak jointly filed in connection with the previously announced proposed business combination (the “proposed business c

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This week in tech and auto news: Tesla deploys its Full Self-Driving tech at Giga Texas, Kodiak Robotics announces a SPAC merger to go public, Rivian delivers vehicles to HelloFresh, and Tesla faces rising insurance costs.

Kodiak Robotics will go public through a merger with Ares Acquisition Corp. II, fetching a $2.5B pre-money valuation