I wouldn't take it as far as you have - releasing Autopilot this early was the right move, but the current sensor mix will limit the applicability of their data

I wouldn't take it as far as you have - releasing Autopilot this early was the right move, but the current sensor mix will limit the applicability of their data gathering until they ship new hardware. I'm not sure GoogleX had to approach self-driving as a product. At least, not until Alphabet.