- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": {"value": "Confusion with Lyft Level 5", "source_urls": ["https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/23/18014200/lyft-self-driving-car-acquires-blue-vision-lab-ar", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/20/doordash-acquires-autonomous-driving-startup-scotty-labs/"]}, "detail": {"value": "lvl5 (YC startup) is distinct from Lyft's internal self-driving division also named Level 5; lvl5 was acquired by DoorDash, not Lyft", "source_urls": ["https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/23/18014200/lyft-self-driving-car-acquires-blue-vision-lab-ar", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/20/doordash-acquires-autonomous-driving-startup-scotty-labs/", "https://investor.lyft.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001759509-21-000020/pressrelease42621.htm"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "YC founder listing incomplete", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lvl5", "https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-tesla-engineers-lvl5-map-startup-self-driving-cars-2017-7"]}, "detail": {"value": "YC company page lists only George Tall; contemporaneous press identifies three co-founders (Kouri, Reed, Tall)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lvl5", "https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-tesla-engineers-lvl5-map-startup-self-driving-cars-2017-7"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "DoorDash acqui-hire scope", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/20/doordash-acquires-autonomous-driving-startup-scotty-labs/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetall"]}, "detail": {"value": "TechCrunch/Gardner Web report two co-founders (Kouri, Reed) joined DoorDash; George Tall's LinkedIn also states lvl5 acquired by DoorDash and he joined DoorDash Labs—third founder involvement not confirmed in primary press", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/20/doordash-acquires-autonomous-driving-startup-scotty-labs/", "https://www.gardnerweb.com/news/doordash-buys-autonomous-tech-startup", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetall"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Founding date precision", "source_urls": ["https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/19/16000272/lvl5-self-driving-car-tesla-map-lidar", "https://www.finsmes.com/2017/07/lvl5-secures-2m-in-seed-funding.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetall"]}, "detail": {"value": "Sources disagree: Verge says founded in December (year unspecified); FinSMEs says 2016; George Tall LinkedIn shows Co-Founder start Jan 2017", "source_urls": ["https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/19/16000272/lvl5-self-driving-car-tesla-map-lidar", "https://www.finsmes.com/2017/07/lvl5-secures-2m-in-seed-funding.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetall"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Headquarters location at exit", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lvl5", "https://www.gardnerweb.com/news/doordash-buys-autonomous-tech-startup"]}, "detail": {"value": "YC lists San Francisco; Gardner Web (Aug 2019) describes lvl5 as Redwood City, CA-based at acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lvl5", "https://www.gardnerweb.com/news/doordash-buys-autonomous-tech-startup"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Mapping coverage metrics", "source_urls": ["https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/19/16000272/lvl5-self-driving-car-tesla-map-lidar", "https://electrek.co/2017/07/19/tesla-engineers-launch-startup-mapping-lvl5/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-tesla-engineers-lvl5-map-startup-self-driving-cars-2017-7"]}, "detail": {"value": "Contemporaneous sources cite different metrics: 500,000 US road miles (Verge/BI) vs 90% of US highways (Electrek); not independently verified", "source_urls": ["https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/19/16000272/lvl5-self-driving-car-tesla-map-lidar", "https://electrek.co/2017/07/19/tesla-engineers-launch-startup-mapping-lvl5/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-tesla-engineers-lvl5-map-startup-self-driving-cars-2017-7"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Named customers", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-tesla-engineers-lvl5-map-startup-self-driving-cars-2017-7", "https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/19/16000272/lvl5-self-driving-car-tesla-map-lidar"]}, "detail": {"value": "No automaker customers publicly named; one unnamed major OEM pilot reported in 2017 press", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-tesla-engineers-lvl5-map-startup-self-driving-cars-2017-7", "https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/19/16000272/lvl5-self-driving-car-tesla-map-lidar"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Acquisition terms", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/20/doordash-acquires-autonomous-driving-startup-scotty-labs/", "https://www.gardnerweb.com/news/doordash-buys-autonomous-tech-startup"]}, "detail": {"value": "Deal value and exact closing date not publicly disclosed", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/20/doordash-acquires-autonomous-driving-startup-scotty-labs/", "https://www.gardnerweb.com/news/doordash-buys-autonomous-tech-startup"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://blog.mapillary.com/update/2019/08/12/welcoming-lvl5-to-mapillary.html", "https://electrek.co/2017/07/19/tesla-engineers-launch-startup-mapping-lvl5/", "https://investor.lyft.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001759509-21-000020/pressrelease42621.htm", "https://picampus-school.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/School-of-AI-brochure.pdf", "https://picampus.it/events/founders-meetup-with-andrew-kouri/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/20/doordash-acquires-autonomous-driving-startup-scotty-labs/", "https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-tesla-engineers-lvl5-map-startup-self-driving-cars-2017-7", "https://www.finsmes.com/2017/07/lvl5-secures-2m-in-seed-funding.html", "https://www.gardnerweb.com/news/doordash-buys-autonomous-tech-startup", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetall", "https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/does-doordashs-latest-acquisition-give-it-an-edge-in-autonomous-delivery/561386/", "https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Dashcam-videos-could-be-cheap-way-to-map-roads-11297713.php", "https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/19/16000272/lvl5-self-driving-car-tesla-map-lidar", "https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/23/18014200/lyft-self-driving-car-acquires-blue-vision-lab-ar", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lvl5", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2017/lvl5.json"]