Embark Technology shuts down | Automotive News
Self-driving truck company Embark Technology is shutting down.
The company announced its closure Friday in an email from CEO Alex Rodrigues to Embark employees.
This is the second recent major failure of autonomous technology companies. Argo AI Inc. folded in October after its main backers Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen decided to pull the plug on the autonomous vehicle technology startup.
Rodrigues cited an inability to raise capital and delays in “the prospect of scaled commercial deployment” of autonomous trucking for the closure.
“I am writing to you today with a heavy heart. The last nine months have been tough…