- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": "Founding date", "conflict": "Most sources say founded 2011; UC Berkeley 2017 acquisition article says 'founded in 2013'; AllThingsD (2013) says company 'first started in 2010'", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/siriusxm-acquires-automatic-labs-inc-300447085.html", "https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2017/alumni-startup-automatic-acquired-siriusxm", "https://allthingsd.com/20130312/driving-with-data-automatic-launches-app-and-dongle-to-track-car-usage/index.html"]}, {"topic": "Founder roster", "conflict": "Crunchbase lists Jerry Jariyasunant, Ram Jayaraman, Thejo Kote; UC Berkeley launch article lists Thejo Kote, Ljuba Miljkovic, Jerry Jariyasunant; Ram Jayaraman LinkedIn describes a 5-member founding team", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/automatic-com", "https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2013/i-school-alums-launch-revolutionary-smart-driving-assistant", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramprabhuj"]}, {"topic": "Total funding raised", "conflict": "Company press/TechCrunch/PitchBook cite ~$32M total; Crunchbase profile excerpt shows $24M total funding", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150625005375/en/Automatic-Raises-24M-in-New-Funding-to-Fuel-Rapidly-Growing-Ecosystem-of-Apps-for-the-Car", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/automatic-com"]}, {"topic": "Seed / pre-Series A funding amount", "gap": "No authoritative public disclosure of seed round dollar amount found; implied remainder after $6.21M Series A and $24M Series B is ~$1.79M but this is not explicitly stated in primary sources", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/56334-34", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150625005375/en/Automatic-Raises-24M-in-New-Funding-to-Fuel-Rapidly-Growing-Ecosystem-of-Apps-for-the-Car"]}, {"topic": "May 2014 funding round", "gap": "PitchBook lists an Early Stage VC (Series B) round on 2014-05-30 with no published amount; company June 2015 release describes $24M as 'Series B' without referencing a prior 2014 round", "source_urls": ["https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/56334-34", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150625005375/en/Automatic-Raises-24M-in-New-Funding-to-Fuel-Rapidly-Growing-Ecosystem-of-Apps-for-the-Car"]}, {"topic": "Acquisition price", "conflict": "FT Partners/advisor/press reports ~$115M; SiriusXM 2017 10-K reports $107.7M aggregate purchase price net of cash and restricted cash acquired; PitchBook lists $109M; TechCrunch/Berkeley cite 'a little north of $100 million' without exact figure", "source_urls": ["https://www.ftpartners.com/transactions/automatic", "https://investor.siriusxm.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0000908937-18-000014/siri-20171231x10k.htm", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/56334-34", "https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2017/alumni-startup-automatic-acquired-siriusxm"]}, {"topic": "Acquisition year (Ram Jayaraman LinkedIn)", "conflict": "Ram Jayaraman LinkedIn states Automatic was acquired by SiriusXM in 2018; all corporate/SEC sources state April 2017", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramprabhuj", "https://investor.siriusxm.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0000908937-18-000014/siri-20171231x10k.htm"]}, {"topic": "Employee count", "conflict": "YC lists 51; PitchBook 65 (2015); post-shutdown LinkedIn shows 7; third-party directories show widely varying figures (11–119) without primary-company confirmation", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/automatic", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/56334-34", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/automatic-labs-llc"]}, {"topic": "Total units sold / revenue", "gap": "No authoritative public total unit-sales or revenue figures found in sourced materials; only qualitative traction (sold-out first batch, AutoNation engagement rate) available", "source_urls": ["https://www.economist.com/babbage/2013/04/12/automatic-for-the-people", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/autonation-and-automatic-labs-a-siriusxm-company-to-expand-coverage-of-connected-car-program-to-additional-stores-and-customers-301004534.html"]}, {"topic": "YC founders display", "gap": "Y Combinator company page lists only 'Jerry J' twice as founders and omits other co-founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/automatic"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://its.berkeley.edu/publications/mobile-transit-trip-planning-real-time-data", "https://allthingsd.com/20130312/driving-with-data-automatic-launches-app-and-dongle-to-track-car-usage/index.html", "https://betakit.com/automatic-launches-device-iphone-app-to-make-cars-connected-for-smarter-driving/", "https://fortune.com/2015/06/25/usaa-investment-automatic/", "https://investor.siriusxm.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1777/siriusxm-acquires-automatic-labs-inc", "https://investor.siriusxm.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0000908937-18-000014/siri-20171231x10k.htm", "https://its.berkeley.edu/people/raja-sengupta", "https://listenercare.siriusxm.com/prweb/autoredirect/app/ExternalKM/help/SupportCenter/article/KC-2203/Automatic-Labs-Update", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/56334-34", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/12/automatic-car-app-dongle/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/25/usaa-leads-24-million-round-for-connected-car-platform-automatic/", "https://thebanksreport.com/dealers/siriusxm-owned-connected-vehicle-platform-automatic-labs-to-shut-down/", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150625005375/en/Automatic-Raises-24M-in-New-Funding-to-Fuel-Rapidly-Growing-Ecosystem-of-Apps-for-the-Car", "https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/automatic-connected-car-service-dead-may-coronavirus/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/automatic-com-series-a--016466d0", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/automatic-com", "https://www.economist.com/babbage/2013/04/12/automatic-for-the-people", "https://www.financial-news.co.uk/siriusxm-cdk-enhance-connected-car-solutions-2018032609/", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2013/03/18/automatic-link-connects-cars-to-smartphones-internet/", "https://www.ftpartners.com/transactions/automatic", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/10/21/778568/34433/en/Help-Keep-Teens-Safe-with-Automatic-License-from-USAA.html", "https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2013/i-school-alums-launch-revolutionary-smart-driving-assistant", "https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2017/alumni-startup-automatic-acquired-siriusxm", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/automatic-labs-llc", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramprabhuj", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejo", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/autonation-and-automatic-labs-a-siriusxm-company-to-expand-coverage-of-connected-car-program-to-additional-stores-and-customers-301004534.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/autonation-to-offer-an-automatic-connected-vehicle-adapter-and-subscription-with-purchase-of-pre-owned-vehicles-300782784.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/siriusxm-acquires-automatic-labs-inc-300447085.html", "https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/1/21244295/automatic-labs-vehicle-tracking-service-covid-19-pandemic-rebate-may-28th", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/automatic"]