Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down

全部都裁员了？ 下一个就是aurora 了吧，大家一起排队来。 Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle startup that burst on the scene in 2017 stacked with a $1 billion investment, is shutting down — its parts being absorbed into its two main backers: Ford and VW, according to people familiar with the matter.

During an all-hands meeting Wednesday, Argo AI employees were told that some people would receive offers from the two automakers, according to multiple sources who asked to not be named. It was unclear how many would be hired into Ford or VW and which companies will get Argo’s technology.
Employees were told they would receive a severance package that includes insurance and two separate bonuses — an annual award plus a transaction bonus upon the deal close with Ford and VW. All Argo employees will receive these. For those who are not retained by Ford or VW, they will additionally receive termination and severance pay, including health insurance. Several people told TechCrunch that it was a generous package and that the founders of the company spoke directly to its more than 2,000 employees.

不是裁员 大部分eng的人都会收到VW或者Ford的offer. Ford会有一个全资的entity弄L3 driving, 并且有独立的hr/compensation system.

匿名用户 发表于 2022-10-26 17:27
因为assets不是一个量级的，图森我没有找到披露具体车辆数目跟价值，2021年加州出了个自动驾驶公司里程测 ...

我觉得你根本就不懂VC融资的逻辑。startup每轮融资拿钱的时候都会和VC商量好拿的钱去干什么，达到什么样的milestone，然后开启下一轮融资。waymo算是自动驾驶公司里面最低调的，上一轮融资的milestone里面根本就没有盈利和上市这几项。既然没有盈利预期，现在经济不好对它的融资根本就没有影响。真正危险的是那些吹嘘自己快要盈利的公司，因为实在是要miss target啊。

对了，blind上说waymo好像今天还宣布了回购股票，价格比任何人grant的时候都高，还专门找了人来讲解如何报capital gain。这市场难行情里难得的还会有capital gain的股票了。估计今后一年里敢这么做的startup就这么一家了。说它没钱难融资你真是想多了。

队友是waymo的老人了，听过挺多这批2016年从waymo跑出去的大佬的故事。其实谁有真本事，谁是想趁赛道火热跑出去捞笔钱的，大家心里清楚得很。能熬死一批混水摸鱼的可能算得上是行业能够健康发展的好表现。

匿名用户 发表于 2022-10-26 13:31:25
Waymo跟tusimple是真的挺悬的，现在基本已经弃用全自动驾驶了，waymo去年上半年还能融资续命，这两年按照这个利率，别说融资了，贷款都拿不到，虽然只有不到三千员工，但是怕是一出问题就是大雷。

图森的现金流看起来还挺多，应该能多撑一会儿

想知道为啥aurora就是下一个

还有waymo, cruise, zoox, motional, tusimple, embark, nuro ….

Waymo跟tusimple是真的挺悬的，现在基本已经弃用全自动驾驶了，waymo去年上半年还能融资续命，这两年按照这个利率，别说融资了，贷款都拿不到，虽然只有不到三千员工，但是怕是一出问题就是大雷。。。

我看cruise好像最近还在招人？

大部分搞tech的人都会收到ford和vw的offer 所以也不能算全部裁员吧

估计其他家都好不到哪里去，陆续会爆

匿名用户 发表于 2022-10-26 13:59:29
不是裁员 大部分eng的人都会收到VW或者Ford的offer. Ford会有一个全资的entity弄L3 driving, 并且有独立的hr/compensation system.

这样的话那感觉赚到了啊 拿severance package 还有新offer 就是不知道之前的stock option怎么算的