Consolidated Statements of Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Founders Preferred Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Deficit	Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	Series X Convertible Preferred Stock	Class A Common Stock	Class A Common Stock Common Stock	Class B Common Stock	Class B Common Stock Common Stock
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018							0	0
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018							$ 0	$ 0
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of SAFE into Series A convertible preferred stock for cash, net of issuance costs (in shares)							68,877,417
Conversion of SAFE into Series A convertible preferred stock for cash, net of issuance costs of $3,775							$ 169,951
Conversion of debt into Series A convertible preferred stock (in shares)							4,326,514
Conversion of debt into Series A convertible preferred stock							$ 7,719
Issuance of convertible preferred stock for cash, net of issuance costs (in shares)							21,614,220
Issuance of convertible preferred stock for cash, net of issuance costs							$ 67,073
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019							94,818,151	0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019							$ 244,743	$ 0
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		26,206,837
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ (124,667)	$ 3	$ 2,802	$ 0		$ (127,485)				$ 13		$ 0
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018										134,337,450		0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Shares repurchased	0
Conversion of SAFE into Series A common stock and Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of warrants (in shares)										3,612,062
Conversion of SAFE into Series A common stock and Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of warrants	4,925		4,924							$ 1
Issuance of restricted common stock (in shares)										1,686,378
Issuance of restricted common stock	29		29
Share-based compensation	2,702		2,702
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(1)			(1)
Net loss	(94,718)					(94,718)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		26,206,837
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019	(211,730)	$ 3	10,457	(1)		(222,203)				$ 14		$ 0
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019										139,635,890		0
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of convertible preferred stock for cash, net of issuance costs (in shares)								18,457,230
Issuance of convertible preferred stock for cash, net of issuance costs								$ 178,074
Merger recapitalization (in shares)							(94,818,151)	(18,457,230)
Merger recapitalization—Class A							$ (244,743)	$ (178,074)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020							0	0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2020							$ 0	$ 0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Retirement of Class A shares (in shares)										(6,629,372)
Retirement of Class A shares	(1)									$ (1)
Shares repurchased	0
Conversion of certain shares into Class B common stock (in shares)		(22,935,413)								(82,182,790)		105,118,203
Conversion of certain shares into Class B common stock	3,000	$ (3)	3,000							$ (8)		$ 11
Merger recapitalization—Class A (in shares)		(3,271,424)								116,546,805
Merger recapitalization—Class A	422,814		422,802							$ 12
Conversion of SAFE into Series A common stock and Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of warrants (in shares)										1,466,155
Conversion of SAFE into Series A common stock and Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of warrants	30,112		30,112
Gores shares recapitalized, net of redemptions and equity issuance costs (in shares)										49,981,349
Gores shares recapitalized, net of redemptions and equity issuance costs of $17,226	363,460		363,455							$ 5
Share-based compensation	5,745		5,745
Public and Private Warrants	102,396		102,396
Other comprehensive (loss) income	35			35
Net loss	(362,298)					(362,298)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020		0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2020	148,741	$ 0	733,175	34		(584,501)				$ 22		$ 11
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020									218,818,037	218,818,037	105,118,203	105,118,203
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021							0	0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021							$ 0	$ 0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Retirement of Class A shares (in shares)										(71,894)
Retirement of Class A shares	0
Purchases of capped call options related to the convertible senior notes	(73,438)		(73,438)
Shares repurchased	4,273				$ (235,871)
Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of Public and Private Warrants (in shares)										15,574,037
Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of Public and Private Warrants	492,221		492,219							$ 2
Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units (in Shares)										5,232,744
Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units	6,176		6,176							$ 0
Vendor stock-in-lieu of cash program (in shares)										291,940
Vendor stock-in-lieu of cash program	10,743		10,743
Issuance of shares for investment in Robotic Research Opco, LLC (in shares)										618,924
Issuance of shares for investment in Robotic Research Opco, LLC	10,002		10,002
Conversion of SAFE into Series A common stock and Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of warrants (in shares)										15,000,000		(15,000,000)
Conversion of SAFE into Series A common stock and Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of warrants	0		0							$ 2		$ (2)
Gores shares recapitalized, net of redemptions and equity issuance costs (in shares)										370,034
Gores shares recapitalized, net of redemptions and equity issuance costs of $17,226	6,527		6,527
Issuance of earn-out shares (in shares)										10,242,703		6,970,467
Issuance of earn-out shares	0		(2)							$ 1		$ 1
Share-based compensation	70,983		70,983
Public and Private Warrants	959
Payments of employee taxes related to vested restricted stock units	(140)		(140)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(942)			(942)
Net loss	(237,986)					(237,986)
Cash received from Gores on settlement of recapitalization of escrow	$ 10		10
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	0	0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 197,985	$ 0	$ 1,257,214	$ (908)	$ (235,871)	$ (822,487)				$ 27		$ 10
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021									250,812,764	266,076,525	97,088,670	97,088,670