Exclusive: Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive

Exclusive: Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive

Scott Painter, founder of TrueCar, is still trying to build a business around vehicle subscriptions, where you can cancel at any time.

Autonomy expands platform to include gas-powered vehicles

After an initial focus on electric vehicles, Autonomy said Wednesday it is adding gas-powered vehicles to its car subscription platform, starting with a range of Ford models. Those include the gas-powered Mustang, Ranger, F-150, Bronco Sport, Escape and Explorer. Los Angeles-based dealer Galpin Motors provided vehicles for this first phase of gas-powered cars on the Autonomy platform. Those vehicles are now available in California. Autonomy, whi…

Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive

Four years ago, California startup Autonomy pledged to buy 23,000 EVs from 17 automakers, including Tesla, and make them available as part of a vehicle subscription service. It was a combination of two trends that had taken off in the early 2020s. It didn’t work out. Within a year, Autonomy was almost out of business, [...]