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Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on October 26, 2022Posted in Argo AI, autonomous vehicles, Ford, TransportationNo Comments

Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle startup that burst on the scene in 2017 stacked with a $1 billion investment, is shutting down — its parts being absorbed into its two main backers: Ford and VW, according to people familiar with the matter. During an all-hands meeting Wednesday, Argo AI employees were told that some people […]

Lyft co-founder says autonomous vehicles won’t replace drivers for at least a decade • ZebethMedia

By zebethcontrolPosted on October 20, 2022Posted in autonomous vehicles, Disrupt 2022, John Zimmer, Lyft, TechCrunch Disrupt 2022, TransportationNo Comments

Human drivers on the Lyft platform aren’t going to be replaced by autonomous vehicles anytime soon, company co-founder and president John Zimmer told the audience today at ZebethMedia Disrupt. “I can’t imagine anytime in the next decade-plus where we would need any less drivers,” he said. While Zimmer envisions autonomous vehicles handling some percentage of […]