Self driving cars could be decades away, no matter what lon musk said. A lot of really bad businesses have been started up around atonymous vehicle te and not a lot of players are going to exist in a couple of years. And so it really sucks for the good actors in the sector, and argois not alone among them, to be swept under the rug with companies like tesla who have overpromised for years,. The media narrative around atomis vehicles graduates from this level.
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."