sdan: > But to be honest they haven't done anything too notable within the last year Per the article: > The company was the first to complete a fully unmanne

sdan: > But to be honest they haven't done anything too notable within the last year Per the article: > The company was the first to complete a fully unmanned truck trip on a 9.4-mile stretch of public highway and claims to have set a speed record for an unmanned truck, reaching 55 mph, in June 2019. I'll admit that their telepresence human driver isn't ideal for self-driving vehicles. Its strategic merits, and product merits are very arguable. But it does follow a familiar model in automation progression, and I'd imagine that quite a few investors would have been interested. Likely just came down to timing and potentially valuation or other details. Can really hurt when an investor pulls back at the last minute. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22013700 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22013700 for a take on that from baremetrics founder.