| Cover | Jan. 15, 2021 |
| Document Type | 8-K/A |
| Amendment Flag | true |
| Amendment Description | Embark Technology, Inc., formerly known as Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on this Form 8-K/A for the Initial Public Offering date of January 15, 2021 (the “First Amendment”), as originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 22, 2021 (the “Original Form 8-K”) to amend and restate the Company’s audited balance sheet and accompanying footnotes as of January 15, 2021 on Form 8-K, as further described below. This amended and restated report on Form 8-K/A is presented as of the filing date of the Original Form 8-K and does not reflect events occurring after that date, or modify or update disclosures in any way other than as required to reflect the restatement as described below. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A should be read in conjunction with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the date on which we filed the Original Form 8-K. The Company is filing this First Amendment on Form 8-K/A to reflect a restatement of the Company’s audited balance sheet as of January 15, 2021, to correct errors in the Company’s classification of public shares as permanent equity as further described below. |
| Document Period End Date | Jan. 15, 2021 |
| Entity File Number | 001-39881 |
| Entity Registrant Name | EMBARK TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001827980 |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 85-3343695 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 424 Townsend St. |
| Entity Address, City or Town | San Francisco |
| Entity Address, State or Province | CA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 94107 |
| City Area Code | 816 |
| Local Phone Number | 983-8000 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | true |
| Elected Not To Use the Extended Transition Period | false |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
| Trading Symbol | EMBK |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share |
| Trading Symbol | EMBKW |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
