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Ford (NYSE:F) stock is falling on Thursday after the automotive company released results for the third quarter of 2022.
The big news affecting F stock today is a $2.7 billion negative impact reported by the company due to its investment in Argo AI. This is a self-driving car startup that Ford had heavily invested in. Argo AI is now winding down its business.
Ford’s poor investment in Argo AI resulted in it suffering an $827 million net loss during the third quarter of the year. That translates to earnings per share of 30 cents, which matches what Wall Street was expecting from the company.
The Future of Ford Autonomous Vehicles
While Ford’s plan to foster its own technology for self-driving cars has failed, it isn’t giving up on the endeavor entirely. Comments made by CEO Jim Farley suggest that the company will instead by autonomous tech from other companies to use in its vehicles.
Ford CFO John Lawler echoed this sentiment in a statement to CNBC.
“It’s become very clear that profitable, fully autonomous vehicles at scale are still a long way off. We’ve also concluded that we don’t necessarily have to create that technology ourselves.”
Ford stock has been volatile today with shares seeing a sharp fall this morning after releasing its earnings report. However, the stock has recovered since then and is currently up 1.3% as of Thursday afternoon.
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On the date of publication, William White did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.
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