I guess we now know why we had to terminate Ford employees. Sacrificed!
"Argo AI recently laid off 150 workers, and now, the company is shutting down altogether, according to TechCrunch.
The company will reportedly be absorbed into both Ford and Volkswagen, though it’s currently unclear how its technology will be divided up between the two. The roughly 2,000 Argo AI employees were reportedly given this news today via a company-wide meeting, at which point they were told that both Ford and VW would be offering positions to select workers. A generous severance package will reportedly be given to all employees consisting of insurance and a pair of bonuses, while those that aren’t retained will receive additional termination and severance pay.
Argo AI was founded back in 2016, and the very next year, Ford announced that it would be investing $1 billion in the company over the course of five years. The company has since raised a total of $2.6 billion from Ford, VW, and various other investors."