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I'm super curious how this will integrate with Argo. Kind of smart for Ford to invest in an electric vehicle while their other subsidiary develops the self driving car capability.

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It's even smarter of Ford to (recently) recognize that self-driving cars aren't going anywhere anytime soon, and to double down on the electric car investments.

You can certainly see why they bailed from their existing car lines.

I can understand where all the car manufacturers have the same problem. They're afraid of building one too many generations of IC-powered designs (which are also following a Moore's Lawish rule of increasingly complex design) but aren't really sure what's next.

> You can certainly see why they bailed from their existing car lines.

For clarity, I assume you are referring to the elimination of sedan models from their lineup. They are producing more crossovers and SUVs, pickups than ever.

They didn't really have a choice, sales on sedans have been dropping like a rock.

I would argue that the integration won't be that hard at all. Like you said, Argo is focused on self driving capabilities while Rivian is more about the vehicle production, so there's probably little to no overlap.

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