{"id":"190d1cb9-62c4-47e8-982a-2ab781570def","modelId":"3802283f-6b55-4192-a9e6-98b249fe055d","versionId":null,"locationId":"4530cade-f871-4406-9adc-fdb6e7bae98e","operatorId":"b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9","ownerId":null,"slug":"amazon-scout-seattle-washington-usa","status":"ended","firstSeen":"2019-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","statusChangeReason":null,"contractType":null,"pilotOutcome":null,"endedAt":null,"unitsOnSite":null,"tasksPerformed":["delivery"],"shiftStructure":null,"hoursPerDay":10,"siteType":"sidewalk","operatorConfirmed":false,"humanSupervisionOnsite":null,"locationPrecisionTier":"verified_coordinates","deploymentScale":"undisclosed","siteEnvironment":"outdoor","operatorType":"maker_operated","sourceQualityTier":2,"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/top-delivery-robot-companies/","label":"Last-Mile Delivery Robots Move Beyond the Testing Phase","title":"Last-Mile Delivery Robots Move Beyond the Testing Phase","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"ThomasNet","publishedAt":"2019-01-01"}],"notes":"Amazon Scout sidewalk delivery robots deployed in Seattle, Irvine, Atlanta, and Franklin TN. Discontinued in 2022 after limited scale. Program fully wound down.","keyFacts":[],"reviewNote":null,"exposureHours":null,"deploymentMilesEstimate":null,"exposureBasis":null,"customerSegment":"consumer","scaleTier":"undisclosed","contractValueUsd":null,"contractValueBasis":null,"customerCompanyId":null,"customerExternalName":null,"createdAt":"2026-07-08T16:00:23.688Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T17:09:58.177Z","model":{"id":"3802283f-6b55-4192-a9e6-98b249fe055d","companyId":"b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9","modelName":"Amazon Scout","slug":"amazon-scout","description":"Amazon Scout was Amazon's six-wheeled, cooler-sized autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, the canonical sidewalk-delivery wind-down datapoint. Launched in January 2019 with a first neighborhood in Snohomish County, Washington, it field-tested across four US markets, adding Irvine in Southern California in 2019 and Atlanta and Franklin, Tennessee in 2020. The registry records it at commercial maturity to reflect its historical peak of live customer field tests across those markets, with a discontinued lifecycle state: on October 6, 2022, first reported by Bloomberg, Amazon wound the program down, ending the customer-facing field tests and disbanding the dedicated field-test team while reassigning employees to other roles rather than conducting mass layoffs. It is recorded under the existing Amazon company as a discontinued historical record, the canonical sidewalk wind-down alongside FedEx's paused Roxo, a verified-versus-claimed contrast case of a giant's program reaching commercial field-test scale and then being discontinued while survivors such as Starship, Serve, and Coco continued, in the same spirit as the discontinued autonomous-truck legacies Embark and TuSimple. The figure of roughly 400 people who worked on Scout is Amazon's total-program headcount with the reassignment-versus-exit split not disclosed, and the city-level specifics, while well established for the California and Washington sites, are partly inherited from launch coverage since several wind-down articles cite only the broader regions.","formFactor":"sidewalk","industryVertical":"logistics","environment":"sidewalk","maturityStage":"commercial","lifecycleState":"discontinued","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"notes":[{"label":"Verified (the canonical sidewalk wind-down datapoint)","value":"Amazon Scout was Amazon's six-wheeled sidewalk delivery robot, field-tested across 4 US markets from Jan 2019. On Oct 6 2022 (Bloomberg first reported) Amazon wound it down: the customer-facing field-test program was discontinued, the dedicated field-test team disbanded (with employees reassigned/matched to other roles rather than mass layoffs). maturityStage=commercial (historical peak: live customer field tests across 4 markets); lifecycleState=discontinued (wound down 2022-10-06)."},{"label":"Pivot/wind-down pattern","value":"The canonical sidewalk-delivery wind-down, alongside FedEx Roxo (paused 2022). Verified-vs-claimed contrast case: a giant's program that reached commercial field-test scale then was discontinued, vs the survivors (Starship millions of deliveries, Serve, Coco) - same discipline as the discontinued truck legacies (Embark, TuSimple)."},{"label":"Claimed but NOT verified (cap-flag)","value":"The '~400 team' is Amazon's/Bloomberg's total-program headcount figure; the reassignment-vs-exit split is not disclosed. The city-level specifics ('Irvine', 'Snohomish County') are well-established for the CA/WA sites but several wind-down articles only say 'Southern California' and 'Washington' - consistent but partly inherited from launch coverage."}],"specs":"Amazon Scout: six-wheeled, cooler-sized autonomous sidewalk delivery robot. Launched Jan 2019 (first market Snohomish County WA). 4 US markets: Snohomish County WA (2019), Irvine / Southern California (2019), Atlanta GA (2020), Franklin TN (2020). Wound down announced Oct 6 2022 (field tests ended). ~400 people worked on Scout globally.","max_speed":"24 km/h","weight_kg":45,"formFactor":"sidewalk (six-wheeled cooler-sized autonomous sidewalk delivery robot; DISCONTINUED)","payload_kg":23},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-06/amazon-abandons-autonomous-home-delivery-robot-in-latest-cut","title":"Amazon abandons Scout autonomous home-delivery robot (Oct 6 2022; first reported)","sourceName":"Bloomberg"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/07/amazon-scales-back-scout-delivery-robot-program/","title":"Amazon scales back Scout delivery-robot program (field tests ended; ~400-person team)","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/amazon-ends-testing-of-scout-delivery-robots/","title":"Amazon ends testing of Scout delivery robots (4 US markets)","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-scraps-scout-home-delivery-robot","title":"Amazon scraps Scout home-delivery robot","sourceName":"FreightWaves"},{"url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/meet-scout","title":"Meet Scout - Amazon official (program wound down ~Oct 2022; page live)","sourceName":"Amazon (About Amazon)"},{"url":"https://www.dimensions.com/element/amazon-scout","title":"Amazon Scout","sourceName":"Dimensions.com"}],"aliases":["Amazon Scout","Scout delivery robot"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"keyFacts":[{"label":"Form factor","value":"Six-wheeled, cooler-sized autonomous sidewalk delivery robot"},{"label":"Launch date","value":"January 2019"},{"label":"Markets tested","value":"4 US markets"},{"label":"Team size","value":"~400 people globally"},{"label":"Lifecycle state","value":"Discontinued (wound down October 6, 2022)"},"Status=Discontinued (field tests ended Oct 2022, program cancelled Jan 2023)","Form factor=Six-wheeled cooler-sized sidewalk delivery robot","Price=Never sold commercially — Amazon internal R&D only","Failure reason=Could not navigate real-world sidewalk complexity; not meeting customer needs","Legacy=Program shutdown contributed to broader Amazon cost-cutting (2022-2023)"],"createdAt":"2026-06-03T21:25:57.732Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-15T13:22:20.101Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":null,"autonomyStatement":null,"autonomyStatementSource":null,"demoForensics":null,"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null,"company":{"id":"b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9","name":"Amazon","slug":"amazon","description":"Amazon is the largest deployer of physical-AI robotics in the world by fleet count, with more than 1 million robots deployed across its global fulfillment network as of mid-2025, a count that continues to climb in 2026. 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While most operators evaluate humanoids from external vendors (GXO, BMW, Toyota), and while most robot makers depend on external customer deployments (Figure, Agility, Apptronik), Amazon owns the entire stack: manufactures its own platforms, operates its own deployments, develops its own AI through Covariant talent, and runs its own autonomous-vehicle service. 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Sequoia holds 30M+ items (5× original Houston deployment)"},{"label":"External humanoid pilots","value":"Agility Robotics Digit (tote handling, recycling bin transport)"},{"label":"Autonomous vehicle subsidiary","value":"Zoox (acquired 2020; testing robotaxi in Los Angeles; see /companies/zoox)"},{"label":"Covariant founders acquisition","value":"August 2024, Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, Rocky Duan brought in for AI deployment"},{"label":"Investment program","value":"$15B+ robot warehouse push announced"},{"label":"Workforce signal","value":"Cut 100+ robotics division staff in March 2026 even as automation spending accelerates"},{"label":"wikidata","value":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884"},{"label":"wikipedia","value":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)"},{"label":"Project Kuiper","value":"Satellite network with direct-to-mobile phone capability — competing with SpaceX Starlink"},{"label":"Greenwood IN robotics manufacturing plant (Sep 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://press.aboutamazon.com/job-creation-and-investment/2026/9/amazon-to-create-300-high-paying-jobs-at-new-advanced-manufacturing-facility-in-greenwood-indiana)): Amazon will invest more than $100M in a new ~585,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana, creating 300 skilled manufacturing and engineering jobs. Plant will produce products that power Amazon's fulfillment and robotics network across North America; expected to launch by 2028. Capabilities cited: advanced fabrication, robotic welding, automated powder coating, and assembly, supported by AWS and AI-powered smart manufacturing. Amazon also states it has manufactured more than one million robots in the U.S. to date, deployed across more than 300 facilities globally"},{"label":"Calvert Cliffs 20-year nuclear PPA with Constellation (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.constellationenergy.com/news/2026/09/constellation-and-amazon-announce-20-year-power-purchase-agreement-at-calvert-cliffs.html); also [Reuters](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Constellation%2C+Amazon+sign+20-year+power+deal+to+support+Maryland+nuclear+plant/27129622.html)): on Sep 30 2026 Constellation and Amazon announced a 20-year agreement covering 690 MW of power from Maryland's Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center (1,790 MW plant), including approximately 190 MW of new emissions-free capacity from a plant uprate expected online between 2030 and 2032. Deal enables more than $3 billion in Maryland infrastructure investment across the plant. Parties also entered a related retail supply agreement to support Amazon operations in the 13-state PJM market. Amazon long-term commitment is framed as supporting Constellation's case to relicense the plant for another 20 years and progress toward new clean-energy plants at the site. Electricity from Calvert Cliffs continues to flow to the PJM regional grid. Cap: company press + Reuters summary; contract economics confidential; distinct from the older constellation-energy-x-aws analytics partnership stub"},{"label":"Capacity Blocks reservation rates ~15% higher Oct 7 2026 (company-stated)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/capacityblocks/pricing/)): AWS EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML pricing page announces reservation rates effective October 7, 2026 across available Regions: P6-B300 $16.146/accelerator-hour ($16.819 GovCloud), P6-B200 $14.208 ($14.801 GovCloud), P5en $7.895, P5e $6.866, P5 $5.970, P4de $2.546, P4d $1.696. Relative to the same page's then-current listed rates (e.g. P5 ~$5.191, P5e ~$5.97, P5en ~$6.865, P6-B200 ~$12.355, P6-B300 ~$14.04 in listed US regions), the Oct 7 figures are about +15% on those accelerators. Page states all other EC2 Capacity Block prices, and prices on fixed models like On-Demand and Savings Plans, remain unchanged. Capacity Block reservation prices are dynamic and updated periodically based on supply and demand; a purchased block is charged at the prevailing rate at purchase time. Cap: company pricing page primary; digest \"fourth consecutive quarterly hike\" / July 20% streak not restated here as AWS primary does not enumerate prior hikes on this page"},{"label":"~$8B Nvidia Grace Blackwell SPV / leaseback talks (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reported ([reported](https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-seeks-offload-8-billion-nvidia-chips-investors-ft-reports-2026-10-02/); also [CNA/Reuters](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/amazon-seeks-offload-8-billion-nvidia-chips-investors-ft-reports-6426021); [Financial Post / FT](https://financialpost.com/technology/amazon-offload-8bn-nvidia-chips-investors)): Reuters (Oct 2 2026, citing the Financial Times) says Amazon is seeking to offload about $8 billion of advanced Nvidia chips to investors through a special-purpose vehicle to strengthen its balance sheet. FT detail via Financial Post: talks would move thousands of Grace Blackwell chips Amazon is installing in US data centres into an SPV; Amazon would lease the chips back; the SPV would raise outside capital via debt and could sell up to a 10% equity stake; chips already bought or leased by Amazon are in more than a dozen US data centres across five states including Nevada and Virginia. Amazon declined to comment (FT/FP); Amazon and Nvidia did not immediately respond to Reuters for comment. Cap: FT/Reuters reported only; not company-confirmed; deal discussions ongoing and subject to change per FT sourcing."},{"label":"Built Together: >$1B over 5 years for US data-center communities (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together); also [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-invest-1-billion-over-five-years-us-data-center-communities-2026-10-02/); [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-pledges-1b-to-data-center-communities-warns-that-local-opposition-threatens-u-s-ai-lead/)): AWS CEO Matt Garman announces Built Together, a community investment framework that will add more than $1 billion over the next five years for US communities hosting Amazon data centers, on top of more than $1 billion Amazon says it contributed over the past three years. Three pillars: education and workforce pathways; community energy affordability and water solutions; flexible funding for local priorities via nonprofits and community foundations. Cap: company-stated program; dollar allocation within the $1B not fully itemized in the About Amazon post."},{"label":"Built Together education/workforce targets (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together); also [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-pledges-1b-to-data-center-communities-warns-that-local-opposition-threatens-u-s-ai-lead/)): free community-college out-of-pocket costs for an estimated 300,000+ students in data-center communities over five years; expand Modular Training Centers (3 operating, 6 under development, planning 16 additional) with free skilled-trades certification; by end of 2028 plan to prepare up to 100,000 workers annually through these centers. Cap: company estimates and rollout plans."},{"label":"Built Together energy/water and community-funding pillars (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together)): energy-efficiency upgrade grants targeting more than 300 schools/community buildings and over 30,000 homes in data-center counties; water replenishment projects contracted for over 65 projects expected to return more than 8 billion gallons annually; millions of dollars per year per community for locally chosen priorities (roads, parks, fire equipment, housing, etc.). Cap: company-stated targets."},{"label":"Amazon Data Center Commitment tenets (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together); also [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-pledges-1b-to-data-center-communities-warns-that-local-opposition-threatens-u-s-ai-lead/)): Amazon codifies an Amazon Data Center Commitment including no new NDAs with government agencies on projects; Tier 4 (or equivalent) backup generators at new sites; annual public reporting of energy use, efficiency, water use/efficiency, and carbon-free energy share; water-positive goal by 2030 (75% of the way as of 2025 per company). Cap: company-stated operating tenets."},{"label":"100+ US data-center moratoriums under consideration; NY large-DC permit pause (company-stated context, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together); also [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/amazon-responds-to-data-center-backlash-says-it-no-longer-uses-ndas/)): AWS CEO Matt Garman's Oct 2 2026 Amazon Data Center Commitment post says \"Right now there are over 100 data center moratoriums being considered across the country.\" TechCrunch separately notes New York announced a one-year moratorium/pause on permits for large data centers in the same backlash context. Cap: company-stated industry-context claim plus secondary reporting on New York; not a registry of every local ordinance. NDA change already captured under Amazon Data Center Commitment tenets."},{"label":"Hamlet NC (Richmond County) campus: state air permits for 588 Amazon backup engines and 57 Duke temporary bridge power engines (agency-stated, Aug 2026)","value":"Agency-stated ([agency-stated](https://www.deq.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2026/08/28/ncdeqs-division-air-quality-requires-additional-monitoring-testing-final-air-quality-permits-amazon); also [WRAL](https://www.wral.com/business/technology/north-carolina-diesel-generators-amazon-data-center-september-2026/); [X/@rdd147](https://x.com/rdd147/status/2107245637268058580)): on Aug 28 2026 the NC Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality issued final air permits for Amazon's Energy Way Tech Campus data center in Hamlet, Richmond County: one to Amazon for 588 emergency backup engines, and one to Duke Energy for 57 temporary non-emergency bridge power engines that may serve only the Amazon facility and must be retired within a year. WRAL counts 592 generators in Amazon's permit and describes the campus as a planned $10B project. Cap: an Oct 5 2026 X post linking the bridge engines to a separate Duke turbine decision is commentary and not verified here."}],"aliases":["Amazon","Amazon.com","AMZN","Amazon Robotics","Amazon.com Inc","Amazon Prime Air","Amazon Zoox","Amazon Kiva"],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-28T03:07:21.566Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T16:36:24.971Z"}},"version":null,"location":{"id":"4530cade-f871-4406-9adc-fdb6e7bae98e","name":"Seattle","slug":"seattle-wa","kind":"city","parentLocationId":"00027fb5-da62-4112-9f48-bf7637fe0db9","region":"Washington","lat":47.6062,"lng":-122.3321,"reviewStatus":"reverified","aliases":["Seattle, Washington, USA"],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-07T23:03:26.095Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T23:43:12.888Z"},"operator":{"id":"b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9","name":"Amazon","slug":"amazon","description":"Amazon is the largest deployer of physical-AI robotics in the world by fleet count, with more than 1 million robots deployed across its global fulfillment network as of mid-2025, a count that continues to climb in 2026. The robot-to-human ratio across Amazon's operations is approaching 1:1, with roughly 1.5 million human employees. Amazon's physical-AI strategy is structurally vertically integrated: the company manufactures its own robotics platforms through Amazon Robotics (the subsidiary formed from the 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems), operates autonomous vehicle robotaxi service through Zoox (acquired 2020), pilots external humanoids including [Agility robotics](/companies/agility-robotics) Digit, and acquired the Covariant founding team in August 2024 to accelerate AI deployment across robotics. The company's next-generation Shreveport, Louisiana fulfillment center deploys 10× more robots than a standard facility and serves as the orchestration testbed for Amazon's full robotics platform stack.\n\nAmazon's editorial significance is structural vertical integration unmatched by any other operator in physical AI. While most operators evaluate humanoids from external vendors (GXO, BMW, Toyota), and while most robot makers depend on external customer deployments (Figure, Agility, Apptronik), Amazon owns the entire stack: manufactures its own platforms, operates its own deployments, develops its own AI through Covariant talent, and runs its own autonomous-vehicle service. 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([company-stated](https://press.aboutamazon.com/job-creation-and-investment/2026/9/amazon-to-create-300-high-paying-jobs-at-new-advanced-manufacturing-facility-in-greenwood-indiana)): Amazon will invest more than $100M in a new ~585,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana, creating 300 skilled manufacturing and engineering jobs. Plant will produce products that power Amazon's fulfillment and robotics network across North America; expected to launch by 2028. Capabilities cited: advanced fabrication, robotic welding, automated powder coating, and assembly, supported by AWS and AI-powered smart manufacturing. Amazon also states it has manufactured more than one million robots in the U.S. to date, deployed across more than 300 facilities globally"},{"label":"Calvert Cliffs 20-year nuclear PPA with Constellation (company-stated, Sep 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.constellationenergy.com/news/2026/09/constellation-and-amazon-announce-20-year-power-purchase-agreement-at-calvert-cliffs.html); also [Reuters](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Constellation%2C+Amazon+sign+20-year+power+deal+to+support+Maryland+nuclear+plant/27129622.html)): on Sep 30 2026 Constellation and Amazon announced a 20-year agreement covering 690 MW of power from Maryland's Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center (1,790 MW plant), including approximately 190 MW of new emissions-free capacity from a plant uprate expected online between 2030 and 2032. Deal enables more than $3 billion in Maryland infrastructure investment across the plant. Parties also entered a related retail supply agreement to support Amazon operations in the 13-state PJM market. Amazon long-term commitment is framed as supporting Constellation's case to relicense the plant for another 20 years and progress toward new clean-energy plants at the site. Electricity from Calvert Cliffs continues to flow to the PJM regional grid. Cap: company press + Reuters summary; contract economics confidential; distinct from the older constellation-energy-x-aws analytics partnership stub"},{"label":"Capacity Blocks reservation rates ~15% higher Oct 7 2026 (company-stated)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/capacityblocks/pricing/)): AWS EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML pricing page announces reservation rates effective October 7, 2026 across available Regions: P6-B300 $16.146/accelerator-hour ($16.819 GovCloud), P6-B200 $14.208 ($14.801 GovCloud), P5en $7.895, P5e $6.866, P5 $5.970, P4de $2.546, P4d $1.696. Relative to the same page's then-current listed rates (e.g. P5 ~$5.191, P5e ~$5.97, P5en ~$6.865, P6-B200 ~$12.355, P6-B300 ~$14.04 in listed US regions), the Oct 7 figures are about +15% on those accelerators. Page states all other EC2 Capacity Block prices, and prices on fixed models like On-Demand and Savings Plans, remain unchanged. Capacity Block reservation prices are dynamic and updated periodically based on supply and demand; a purchased block is charged at the prevailing rate at purchase time. Cap: company pricing page primary; digest \"fourth consecutive quarterly hike\" / July 20% streak not restated here as AWS primary does not enumerate prior hikes on this page"},{"label":"~$8B Nvidia Grace Blackwell SPV / leaseback talks (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Reported ([reported](https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-seeks-offload-8-billion-nvidia-chips-investors-ft-reports-2026-10-02/); also [CNA/Reuters](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/amazon-seeks-offload-8-billion-nvidia-chips-investors-ft-reports-6426021); [Financial Post / FT](https://financialpost.com/technology/amazon-offload-8bn-nvidia-chips-investors)): Reuters (Oct 2 2026, citing the Financial Times) says Amazon is seeking to offload about $8 billion of advanced Nvidia chips to investors through a special-purpose vehicle to strengthen its balance sheet. FT detail via Financial Post: talks would move thousands of Grace Blackwell chips Amazon is installing in US data centres into an SPV; Amazon would lease the chips back; the SPV would raise outside capital via debt and could sell up to a 10% equity stake; chips already bought or leased by Amazon are in more than a dozen US data centres across five states including Nevada and Virginia. Amazon declined to comment (FT/FP); Amazon and Nvidia did not immediately respond to Reuters for comment. Cap: FT/Reuters reported only; not company-confirmed; deal discussions ongoing and subject to change per FT sourcing."},{"label":"Built Together: >$1B over 5 years for US data-center communities (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together); also [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-invest-1-billion-over-five-years-us-data-center-communities-2026-10-02/); [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-pledges-1b-to-data-center-communities-warns-that-local-opposition-threatens-u-s-ai-lead/)): AWS CEO Matt Garman announces Built Together, a community investment framework that will add more than $1 billion over the next five years for US communities hosting Amazon data centers, on top of more than $1 billion Amazon says it contributed over the past three years. Three pillars: education and workforce pathways; community energy affordability and water solutions; flexible funding for local priorities via nonprofits and community foundations. Cap: company-stated program; dollar allocation within the $1B not fully itemized in the About Amazon post."},{"label":"Built Together education/workforce targets (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together); also [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-pledges-1b-to-data-center-communities-warns-that-local-opposition-threatens-u-s-ai-lead/)): free community-college out-of-pocket costs for an estimated 300,000+ students in data-center communities over five years; expand Modular Training Centers (3 operating, 6 under development, planning 16 additional) with free skilled-trades certification; by end of 2028 plan to prepare up to 100,000 workers annually through these centers. Cap: company estimates and rollout plans."},{"label":"Built Together energy/water and community-funding pillars (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together)): energy-efficiency upgrade grants targeting more than 300 schools/community buildings and over 30,000 homes in data-center counties; water replenishment projects contracted for over 65 projects expected to return more than 8 billion gallons annually; millions of dollars per year per community for locally chosen priorities (roads, parks, fire equipment, housing, etc.). Cap: company-stated targets."},{"label":"Amazon Data Center Commitment tenets (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together); also [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-pledges-1b-to-data-center-communities-warns-that-local-opposition-threatens-u-s-ai-lead/)): Amazon codifies an Amazon Data Center Commitment including no new NDAs with government agencies on projects; Tier 4 (or equivalent) backup generators at new sites; annual public reporting of energy use, efficiency, water use/efficiency, and carbon-free energy share; water-positive goal by 2030 (75% of the way as of 2025 per company). Cap: company-stated operating tenets."},{"label":"100+ US data-center moratoriums under consideration; NY large-DC permit pause (company-stated context, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together); also [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/amazon-responds-to-data-center-backlash-says-it-no-longer-uses-ndas/)): AWS CEO Matt Garman's Oct 2 2026 Amazon Data Center Commitment post says \"Right now there are over 100 data center moratoriums being considered across the country.\" TechCrunch separately notes New York announced a one-year moratorium/pause on permits for large data centers in the same backlash context. Cap: company-stated industry-context claim plus secondary reporting on New York; not a registry of every local ordinance. NDA change already captured under Amazon Data Center Commitment tenets."},{"label":"Hamlet NC (Richmond County) campus: state air permits for 588 Amazon backup engines and 57 Duke temporary bridge power engines (agency-stated, Aug 2026)","value":"Agency-stated ([agency-stated](https://www.deq.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2026/08/28/ncdeqs-division-air-quality-requires-additional-monitoring-testing-final-air-quality-permits-amazon); also [WRAL](https://www.wral.com/business/technology/north-carolina-diesel-generators-amazon-data-center-september-2026/); [X/@rdd147](https://x.com/rdd147/status/2107245637268058580)): on Aug 28 2026 the NC Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality issued final air permits for Amazon's Energy Way Tech Campus data center in Hamlet, Richmond County: one to Amazon for 588 emergency backup engines, and one to Duke Energy for 57 temporary non-emergency bridge power engines that may serve only the Amazon facility and must be retired within a year. WRAL counts 592 generators in Amazon's permit and describes the campus as a planned $10B project. 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