Analysis-Ford, VW pop the automated-vehicle bubble with Argo AI exit

By Paul Lienert
FILE PHOTO A driverless car operated by Argo AI drives in Austin Texas U.S. May 12 2022 in this handout picture. Argo AIHandout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.File PhotoFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A driverless car operated by Argo AI drives in Austin, Texas, U.S. May 12, 2022 in this handout picture. Argo AI/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo/File Photo

DETROIT (Reuters) - The road map to fully self-driving vehicles is being rewritten once again, this time by Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG.

When the two automakers joined forces in July 2019 to share control of self-driving startup Argo AI, it shook up the landscape among other key players.

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