One attribute that puts Silicon Valley in the category of globally iconic regions is its penchant to reinvent itself. Over the last 30 years, the waves have gon

One attribute that puts Silicon Valley in the category of globally iconic regions is its penchant to reinvent itself. Over the last 30 years, the waves have gone from DRAM to CPUs to networking to Dot-coms to Social and Web 2.0. Toss in a healthy dose of biotech for flavor. Now, are we really establishing automotive as core industry? Tesla, Google and Apple as auto manufacturers? Today, it's tiddlywinks in the shadows of Detroit, Regensburg or Toyota City, but is there any chance The Valley is not totally deluded and another automotive center is emerging?