SoftBank Group is in talks to sell robot maker Boston Dynamics to Hyundai Motor, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Proposed terms of the deal would give the South Korean automaker control of the robotics company in a transaction valued at as much as $1bn, said one of the people, all of whom asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. The terms have yet to be finalised, and the deal could fall apart, said the people...

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