How Ford and VW's multibillion-dollar self-driving car project failed

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Ford and Volkswagen invested billions into self-driving startup Argo AI to match rivals such as Uber, Tesla and Google. In October 2022 the project shut down.

, the second-largest automaker in the world, signed on as a backer in 2019, investing $2.6 billion Argo AI at a valuation of more than $7 billion.

There were plans to bring a self-driving taxi service to market by 2021, rivaling those by Waymo and Ford's larger Detroit rival,It was another sign that after years of big investment, investors were reining in expectations and money was drying up. In fact, all kinds of mobility projects are losing money — bike-share, ride-hailing, scooters and shuttles, alike.

 

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I don't know why anyone would want a self-driving car. I don't even like to ride in a taxi.

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