AV insurance model (driver vs platform vs combination) is TBD for a young industry

AV insurance model (driver vs platform vs combination) is TBD for a young industry | The model is it's a model that hasn't been figured out yet, right? This is a very very young industry. Is it going to be the driver? Is it going to be the platform? Will it be some kind of combination? All of that is TBD.

The model is it's a model that hasn't been figured out yet, right? This is a very very young industry. Is it going to be the driver? Is it going to be the platform? Will it be some kind of combination? All of that is TBD.

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  "context": "Uh I think the second absolutely we would. The model is it's a model that hasn't been figured out yet, right? This is a very very young industry. Is it going to be the driver? Is it going to be the platform? Will it be some kind of combination? All of that is TBD.",
  "verbatim": "The model is it's a model that hasn't been figured out yet, right? This is a very very young industry. Is it going to be the driver? Is it going to be the platform? Will it be some kind of combination? All of that is TBD.",
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