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Amazon is expanding its in-house trucking and logistics capabilities, making them available to third parties and intensifying competition with established freight carriers. The move is seen as a direct threat to incumbent freight and trucking companies, triggering a selloff in freight-related stocks. No specific financial terms or partnership details were disclosed in the report.

Amazon announced it is opening its supply chain and logistics network to outside businesses, directly competing with established carriers. UPS and FedEx stocks fell on the news as investors assessed the threat to their core delivery businesses. The move signals Amazon's intent to monetize its logistics infrastructure beyond its own e-commerce operations.

Robotics and automation investment is accelerating across manufacturing, logistics, and fulfillment sectors, with companies deploying collaborative robots, machine-vision systems, and autonomous mobile robots. Major logistics players including DHL, UPS, FedEx, and Amazon are operating large fleets of autonomous systems. The article highlights three ETFs as vehicles to gain exposure to the full humanoid robot supply chain.