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Toufiq Bousaid

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46 total appearances

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Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

So when you work on a platform with the 95% part commonality over time, this is how you leverage the cost and this is how you constrain it and you accelerate the journey towards the gross margin positive.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

Then there's the additional revenue stream and I guess that we will be talking about that.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

The fact of adding software revenue, revenue from business partnerships on robo-taxis, this is an additional catalyst which will accelerate the journey.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

Well, there are different models and these models are not meant to be static.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

So, I mean, speaking about what exists and what we already know.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

So the first deal that we have done with our partners with Nuro and Uber was a deal which was based on the assumption that Lucid provides the technology and the platform and the car.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

Nuro provides the software and the AI autonomous driving capabilities.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

And Uber takes on the asset.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

So this is how we have set up the first iteration of the deal.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

And we have always said that there will be other iterations.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

And yesterday, the first step has been announced.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

It's not completely finalized.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

It will be finalized in the coming weeks.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

But we have announced what the next step would be.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

And we can perfectly imagine that things will evolve over time.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

So the whole question is about the value chain in the ecosystem and how it is split between the different components or partners being involved in this business.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

Yeah, so obviously, I mean, the gold standard in these kind of businesses is to secure recurring revenues.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

So this is how you spread the risk over time, and this is how you give confidence on the validity of the business case.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

Having said that, I mean, we are also staying away from whatever is associated with the capital-intensive business.

Bloomberg Tech
Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict

So I don't think that we will ever have a model where