Lore

Parodyne is a caricature of a self-driving car company, stuck in the early-ish days (think 2017) of the industry. It is a failing company troubled by lack of funding, poor business practices, and no sort of functional technology. As far as anyone can tell, the only person doing any sort of meaningful work at the company these days is the CTO, who also manages the company's Twitter account. (They've been on the search for a CEO since the company's inception). There is evidence that Parodyne also employed a recruiter at one point, however it is likely she was paid under the table in cash, as the company has never listed her in any of their tax filings. The few engineers at Parodyne left the company under dubious circumstances after the PR manager Dan revealed that Parodyne sensors aren't functional during a heroin-induced bender. Dan is now six months sober, we think.