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Transport Companies: 2 Cases That Shocked 2022

Written by Bruno Teles
Published on 05/01/2023 at 11:51
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During 2022, The Transportation Sector Underwent A Major Revolution. This Is Because Several Transportation Companies Brought New Ideas And Perspectives On The Autonomous Car Market. Additionally, Topics Such As Micromobility Also Gained Strength In This Context.

In This Sense, Some Companies Managed To Stand Out – Positively Or Negatively – And Therefore We Will Show You Two Interesting Facts That Happened In 2022.

Although The Segment Is Heating Up For 2023, Many Companies See The Scenario As Challenging, While Others Believe That 2023 Could Be One Of The Most Promising Years For Transportation Companies.

Argo Al: A Company That No Longer Exists

In 2017, One Of The Most Promising Vehicle Companies In The Market Emerged: Argo Al. At The Time, Over US $1 Billion Was Invested To Turn The Small Startup Into A Large Vehicle Company. However, After Ford And Volkswagen Pulled Their Investments, The Company No Longer Exists.

The News Shocked The Transportation World, As Argo Already Had A Robotaxi Pilot In Partnership With Lyft, Testing Its Service On The Streets Of Miami. Thus, With The Company’s Closure, It Is Believed That Other Scenarios Will Arise For Autonomous Technology Companies, And On The Other Hand, Such Investments Like The Robotaxi Are Not Considered Viable At The Moment. 

In Practice, This Occurs Because Ford And Volkswagen Decided To Increase Their Investments In Companies With Short-Term Profits, Especially In Level 2 And 3 Autonomy. Furthermore, Even Though Argo Had Market Potential, It Is Believed That It Was Not Yet Ready To Develop Level 4 Technology On Its Own. As A Result, One Of The Major Promises In The Transportation Sector Closed Its Doors.

Elon Musk’s Grand Plan For Tesla

When We Think Of Transportation Companies, We Immediately Think Of Tesla. At The Recent Launch Of The Company’s Large Factory In Berlin, Elon Musk Unveiled The Launch Of Tesla’s “Master Plan Part III,” Heavily Based On Artificial Intelligence And Operational Scale For “Extreme Size”.

About The Launch, Musk Stated: “Tesla’s Main Topics Will Be Scaled For Extreme Size, Which Is Necessary To Move Humanity Away From Fossil Fuels And AI,” Musk Tweeted At The Time. […] “But I Will Also Include Sections On SpaceX, Tesla, And The Boring Company.”

In Practice, This Third Part Of The Tesla Plan Considers Including The Other Companies Purchased By Musk. It Is Noteworthy That The First Part Aimed To Build A Sports Car, As Well As Use Funds To Build More Accessible Cars Powered By Electricity And With Zero Emissions.

The Second Part, Launched In 2016, Aimed To Develop Battery Storage And Launch New Car Models, Including An SUV And A Truck From Tesla.

At The End Of 2022, Elon Musk Revealed More Details Of The Third Part, Also Known As The Master Plan. For Him, The Plan Aims To Change The Entire Infrastructure Of Earth, Planning New Cars And Technologies That Move People Away From Conventional Fuels And Bring More Dynamism To The Production Of Cars And Other Technologies. 

Bruno Teles

Falo sobre tecnologia, inovação, petróleo e gás. Atualizo diariamente sobre oportunidades no mercado brasileiro. Com mais de 7.000 artigos publicados nos sites CPG, Naval Porto Estaleiro, Mineração Brasil e Obras Construção Civil. Sugestão de pauta? Manda no brunotelesredator@gmail.com

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