Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
(1) It is amazing to see which companies
are getting involved in the electric car
revolution and one notable firm is Amazon.
It seems to be expanding its transportation
prowess to do virtually everything short
of building a car. While the Amazon
CEO has said little publicly about the
company's ambitions in the sector, the
strategy is aimed at leveraging Amazon's
strengths in logistics, cloud computing,
and digital services together with new
interests in related fields from robotics to
manufacturing.
(2) With these new investments and
alliances up and down the auto supply chain
and by hiring key auto industry veterans and
amassing a robust patent portfolio, Amazon
is positioning itself to challenge corporate
customers and partners ranging from United
Parcel Service Inc. to Uber Technologies
Inc. Businesses such as Amazon Web
Services and Fulfillment by Amazon started
as internal efforts to cut costs and improve
efficiency in serving consumers, and later
expanded to corporate customers.
(3) Recent Reuters analysis shows at least
210 recent patents have been applied for
covering transportation-related topics from
drones to automated ground vehicles. The
auto-related patent push outpaced tech
rivals Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google,
whose sister company Waymo is a selfdriving
pioneer. Amazon has been granted
several patents that involve the transport
of passengers, including a 2017 patent to
provide an on-demand transportation service
through a network of self-driving vehicles A
spokesperson for Amazon said. "Like many
companies, we file a number of forwardlooking
patent applications that explore the
full possibilities of new technology. Patents
take multiple years to receive and do not
necessarily reflect current developments to
products and services."
(4) The patent push comes with a boost
in Amazon's transportation-related
investments. Since February, it has joined
other major investors in providing nearly
$2 billion in funding to three high-profile
startups: electric truck maker Rivian
Automotive, self-driving systems developer
Aurora and food delivery firm Deliveroo.
In the past two years, Amazon has built out
its transportation ecosystem further with
the acquisition of three startups: Dispatch,
Canvas and Tapzo, while investing hundreds
of millions of dollars in at least nine others,
including Shuttl, an Indian company
developing an app to help commuters find
seats on buses.
What is not part of the company's plans?
ACloud storage
BTransporting goods
COnline services
DBuilding automobiles
How is it D? Can someone please explain?