{"id":"d3225862-51d1-4db4-bca8-3feaad6ac467","modelId":"da972ba7-f410-4a04-890d-55d8dce23faf","versionId":null,"locationId":"027333d1-2b3b-44b6-a031-deb70243640f","operatorId":"3ba644ea-3cc0-423e-be0d-5c78d7435e01","ownerId":null,"slug":"argo-munich","status":"ended","firstSeen":"2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","statusChangeReason":null,"contractType":null,"pilotOutcome":"not_converted","endedAt":"2022-10-26T00:00:00.000Z","unitsOnSite":null,"tasksPerformed":["delivery"],"shiftStructure":null,"hoursPerDay":16,"siteType":"airport","operatorConfirmed":false,"humanSupervisionOnsite":null,"locationPrecisionTier":"verified_coordinates","deploymentScale":"undisclosed","siteEnvironment":"outdoor","operatorType":"maker_operated","sourceQualityTier":2,"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2021/09/05/volkswagen-argo-ai-ready-electric-robotaxi-vans-for-german-test-fleet/","label":"Volkswagen, Argo AI ready electric robotaxi vans for German test fleet","title":"Volkswagen, Argo AI ready electric robotaxi vans for German test fleet","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Forbes","publishedAt":"2021-09-05"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/26/ford-vw-backed-argo-ai-is-shutting-down/","label":"Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down","title":"Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2022-10-26"}],"notes":"Argo AI, with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, tested the autonomous VW ID. Buzz AD in Munich (home to Argo's European R&D center and closed-course track) toward a planned MOIA ride-pooling robotaxi service. The program ended when Argo AI shut down in October 2022, before the planned commercial service. The pilot did not convert.","keyFacts":[],"reviewNote":null,"exposureHours":null,"deploymentMilesEstimate":null,"exposureBasis":null,"customerSegment":"logistics","scaleTier":"undisclosed","contractValueUsd":null,"contractValueBasis":null,"customerCompanyId":null,"customerExternalName":null,"createdAt":"2026-07-09T20:00:46.512Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T14:23:31.079Z","model":{"id":"da972ba7-f410-4a04-890d-55d8dce23faf","companyId":"3ba644ea-3cc0-423e-be0d-5c78d7435e01","modelName":"Argo AI Self-Driving System","slug":"argo-ai-self-driving-system","description":"Argo AI's Level 4 autonomous-driving stack, run primarily on the Ford Escape Hybrid in the US and the Volkswagen ID. Buzz AD in Europe. Reached driverless (no safety operator) operation in Miami and Austin in May 2022 before the company shut down in October 2022.","formFactor":"av","industryVertical":"passenger_transport","environment":"road","maturityStage":"pilot","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/argo-ai-begins-driverless-vehicle-operations-in-miami--austin-301549309.html","label":"Argo AI Begins Driverless Vehicle Operations in Miami, Austin","title":"Argo AI Begins Driverless Vehicle Operations in Miami, Austin","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"PR Newswire","publishedAt":"2022-05-17"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":"Reviewed 2026-07-14: source-gated bulk flip (non-empty sources[]). Ben-approved.","manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"keyFacts":[{"label":"Manufacturer","value":"Argo AI"},{"label":"Type","value":"Autonomous vehicle"},{"label":"Maturity","value":"Pilot deployment"},{"label":"Deployments","value":"7 locations"}],"createdAt":"2026-07-09T20:00:23.850Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-14T21:33:20.300Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":null,"autonomyStatement":null,"autonomyStatementSource":null,"demoForensics":null,"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null,"company":{"id":"3ba644ea-3cc0-423e-be0d-5c78d7435e01","name":"Argo AI","slug":"argo-ai","description":"American autonomous vehicle company that developed self-driving technology for Ford and [Volkswagen](/companies/volkswagen-group). Shut down in October 2022 when both backers withdrew funding. Founders subsequently launched Stack AV in 2023.","status":"defunct (shut down Oct 2022; Ford and VW absorbed assets)","founded":2016,"hq":"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA","hqLat":40.4406968,"hqLng":-80.0025666,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T14:20:03.455Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"argo.ai","fundingTotal":null,"type":"hardware","roles":["robot_maker","robot_operator"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/26/ford-vw-backed-argo-ai-is-shutting-down/","label":"Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down","title":"Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2022-10-26"},{"url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2022/10/26/argo-ai-fords-self-driving-venture-with-volkswagen-is-shutting-down/","label":"Argo AI, Ford's self-driving venture with Volkswagen, is shutting down","title":"Argo AI, Ford's self-driving venture with Volkswagen, is shutting down","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Forbes","publishedAt":"2022-10-26"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_AI","mediaType":"article"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"CEO","value":"Bryan Salesky (CEO & Co-founder)"},{"label":"Co-founder","value":"Peter Rander (Co-founder)"},{"label":"HQ","value":"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA"},{"label":"Founded","value":"2016"},{"label":"Status","value":"Shut down October 2022 — Ford and VW withdrew funding"},{"label":"Backers","value":"Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen Group"},{"label":"Successor","value":"Stack AV — founded 2023 by Bryan Salesky, Peter Rander, Brett Browning"},{"label":"Contradiction signal","value":"Announced nationwide expansion (2021) contradicted by complete shutdown (Oct 2022) — backer withdrawal, not market failure"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":211,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-07-09T20:00:20.514Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T22:20:31.030Z"}},"version":null,"location":{"id":"027333d1-2b3b-44b6-a031-deb70243640f","name":"Munich","slug":"munich-germany","kind":"city","parentLocationId":"451cef43-6cd8-46ab-9f11-5a642e9fb253","region":"Western Europe","lat":48.1351,"lng":11.582,"reviewStatus":"reverified","aliases":["munich-bavaria-germany","Munich, Bavaria, Germany"],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-07T15:29:41.931Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T23:43:12.888Z"},"operator":{"id":"3ba644ea-3cc0-423e-be0d-5c78d7435e01","name":"Argo AI","slug":"argo-ai","description":"American autonomous vehicle company that developed self-driving technology for Ford and [Volkswagen](/companies/volkswagen-group). Shut down in October 2022 when both backers withdrew funding. Founders subsequently launched Stack AV in 2023.","status":"defunct (shut down Oct 2022; Ford and VW absorbed assets)","founded":2016,"hq":"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA","hqLat":40.4406968,"hqLng":-80.0025666,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T14:20:03.455Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"argo.ai","fundingTotal":null,"type":"hardware","roles":["robot_maker","robot_operator"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/26/ford-vw-backed-argo-ai-is-shutting-down/","label":"Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down","title":"Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2022-10-26"},{"url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2022/10/26/argo-ai-fords-self-driving-venture-with-volkswagen-is-shutting-down/","label":"Argo AI, Ford's self-driving venture with Volkswagen, is shutting down","title":"Argo AI, Ford's self-driving venture with Volkswagen, is shutting down","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Forbes","publishedAt":"2022-10-26"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_AI","mediaType":"article"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"CEO","value":"Bryan Salesky (CEO & Co-founder)"},{"label":"Co-founder","value":"Peter Rander (Co-founder)"},{"label":"HQ","value":"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA"},{"label":"Founded","value":"2016"},{"label":"Status","value":"Shut down October 2022 — Ford and VW withdrew funding"},{"label":"Backers","value":"Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen Group"},{"label":"Successor","value":"Stack AV — founded 2023 by Bryan Salesky, Peter Rander, Brett Browning"},{"label":"Contradiction signal","value":"Announced nationwide expansion (2021) contradicted by complete shutdown (Oct 2022) — backer withdrawal, not market failure"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":211,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-07-09T20:00:20.514Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T22:20:31.030Z"},"owner":null,"derived":{"trustTier":"unverified","currentPosture":null},"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Event","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/deployments/argo-munich","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/deployments/argo-munich","name":"Argo AI Self-Driving System at Munich","identifier":"d3225862-51d1-4db4-bca8-3feaad6ac467","startDate":"2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","location":{"@type":"Place","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/locations/munich-germany","name":"Munich"},"organizer":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/argo-ai","name":"Argo AI"},"about":{"@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/argo-ai-self-driving-system","name":"Argo AI Self-Driving System"},"publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":"pilot","lifecycle_state":"active","architectural_position":{"cohort":"av","sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":2,"primary_source_types":["secondary-established-publication","secondary-industry-publication"]}}}