Aurora raised a bunch of money. I think that was in 20 18. And then 20 19. We've seen some smaller rounds a first, some smaller start ups occur. But we haven't really seen those, like, giant roundWe saw giant, giant rounds at two thousand 19 am. You know, can you last five to ten years to bring this to market when? And is it, if you do need to raise money in the future, which, you know, i have to imagine a lot of companies in the space, well, maybe maybe not.
The gang discusses a couple of Kirsten's recent scoops that speak to the complex business challenges the autonomous vehicle space is currently negotiating. From Raquel Urtasun's new startup to Aurora (and others) plans to go public, the big players are making some very high-stakes bets about how the sector will shake out. Plus: Tesla loses a top executive, Alex is fair and balanced, and everyone hates the phrase "solving autonomy."