Thread by @AlekseiStatkevi

The State of #SelfDriving in 2020. A comprehensive view on the key players in #SelfDrivingCars industry with a short summary for each.

"Since 2009, the companies working on robocars have disclosed at least $14 billion worth of investment."

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bloomberg.com/features/2020-…

2/ "#SelfDriving engineers were quietly recalibrating expectations and pushing promised timelines back."

"The only platform taking passengers in fully driverless vehicles is @Waymo, a @Google spinoff. It is the sector’s presumed front-runner."

Here's who the other leaders are:

3/ @Cruise
Owned by @GM. Raised >$9bn till date. Targets San Francisco for deployment. Recently unveiled a car without a steering wheel for full autonomy.

@argoai
Supported by 2 of the world's largest automakers: Ford and VW. Current valuation is $7bn.

4/ @aurora_inno .
Rock-star leadership team coming from Waymo, Tesla Autopilot, Uber ATG. Focuses on building a tech platform which can be licensed to go into any vehicle.

@Aptiv
Currently, a joint venture with Hundai Group. Explores partnership with Lyft in Las Vegas.