Theranos is one example. But there are many examples of where funding and corporate investment is a sign the company has something serious and industry changing. The point is that without statistics both of us are just dealing in effectively anecdotes.
And the idea that independent third parties need to be involved is simply not true. (1) They already have car manufacturers willing to validate the technology (and they are often quite conservative) and (2) this company isn't at the point yet where their technology is being commercially sold.
Theranos is one example. But there are many examples of where funding and corporate investment is a sign the company has something serious and industry changing. The point is that without statistics both of us are just dealing in effectively anecdotes.
And the idea that independent third parties need to be involved is simply not true. (1) They already have car manufacturers willing to validate the technology (and they are often quite conservative) and (2) this company isn't at the point yet where their technology is being commercially sold.