I remember Cruise showing similar numbers and then at some point they ran over a woman and lost their right to operate in the state of California and GM cut 20% of Cruise's workforce.
I guess it's pointless to point out the WeWork-level of creative reporting bcs the "if we can just save one life" people don't want to hear it. The reality outside of the engineering bubble is that self-driving is an expensive dud with a smaller potential market than initially hoped (major cities like NYC will not see self-driving anytime soon). The expectation that there just needs to be a little more time for development has run its course and money for speculative bets are harder to come by (especially for something that's burned through so much cash already).
I guess it's pointless to point out the WeWork-level of creative reporting bcs the "if we can just save one life" people don't want to hear it. The reality outside of the engineering bubble is that self-driving is an expensive dud with a smaller potential market than initially hoped (major cities like NYC will not see self-driving anytime soon). The expectation that there just needs to be a little more time for development has run its course and money for speculative bets are harder to come by (especially for something that's burned through so much cash already).