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One of the hallmarks of the race to develop autonomous vehicles has been wildly optimistic predictions about when they’ll be ready for daily use.
In 2015 , Baidu senior VP Wang Jing said the tech company would be selling self-driving cars to Chinese customers by 2020 .
In 2017 , Intel in 2017 predicted a $7 trillion industry around autonomy by 2050 .
For nearly a decade , AV operators were able to raise money almost without restriction.
Some have estimated over $160 billion has flowed into the industry over the past dozen or so years .
It was n’t until 2021 , when the industry pulled in $12.5 billion led by GM ’s Cruise raising a massive $2.75 billion .
The technology, while incredibly effective at getting us most of the way there, stumbled as it got closer to the finish line.
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