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SPAC Capital Isn't Enough — The Distance Between Money and Metal feature image
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SPAC Capital Isn't Enough — The Distance Between Money and Metal

EV startups face financial trouble despite large investments, as building an automaker consumes cash and patience from investors wears thin.

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The EV Promise—and the Price of Reality

Electric vehicles became a major investment story in 2019, with improving battery tech and tightening emissions policies fueling growth.

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The New Horizon: What Happened to the 2017 Predictions?

Autonomous driving predictions from 2017 fell short due to underestimated complexities.

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The Global and Technical Shift:China Enters the Race

China enters the autonomous driving race, building a parallel ecosystem and leveraging structural advantages to support large-scale development and deployment.

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Economics, Capital, and Commercialization: Then Reality Arrived

Autonomous driving progress slowed as complexity and edge cases revealed the vast difference between demos and reliable operation.

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The Hype and the Hurdles

Autonomous driving surged forward with deep learning, but commercial success proved elusive.

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The Genesis of Autonomy

Autonomous driving's roots date back to early robotics and DARPA's 2004 Grand Challenge, laying groundwork for a revolution.