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Didn't Uber buy the Carnegie Mellon robotics division? Is it too much to think they might try for their own hardware platform? It might be, but why else do so?

by asafira 11y ago

johnward 11y ago
I thought they just made a deal with CMU and then proceeded to recruit everyone to leave.
sjm-lbm 11y ago
They will still need a chassis/engine before they have a viable car, and there's been no real external indication of them either developing that in house or partnering with/purchasing someone that can provide that expertise. .. at least I think that's what the question is about.
- woody223 11y ago
  Uber planned to buy 2,500 driverless cars from Google (GX3200, investment of $375m), announced back in 2013 [1] [1] http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/25/uberauto/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/25/uberauto/
  - mandeepj 11y ago
    And from Tesla too http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098997_uber-ceo-to-tesla-sell-me-half-a-million-autonomous-electric-cars-in-2020 http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098997_uber-ceo-to-tesl...
  - eco 11y ago
    Look at the publication date. I'm not sure what TechCrunch was trying to accomplish doing that. It wasn't even the right day of the year for something like this. Edit: Apparently the point was to test what rebloggers would believe: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/08/27/uber_google_and_driverless_cars_fake_techcrunch_story_widely_reported_as.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/08/27/uber_goog...
- simonb 11y ago
  Chinese automaker GAC recently invested in Uber. techcrunch.com/2015/12/21/uber-china-lands-strategic-investment-from-chinese-automaker-gac/ All eyes are on Silicone Valley, but I think China will be the first to allow fully autonomous cars on its roads (Chinese-made of course).
bwilliams18 11y ago
But they still need the actual vehicle hardware, chassis, motor, etc knowledge. CMU's robotics division is just provides the self-driving component.
serge2k 11y ago
Developing a car is very expensive.
- jckr 11y ago
  and yet it's the easy part in the self-driving car problem, re how you can navigate the car in a fully autonomous way.
puranjay 11y ago
Building a car is 5-10 years out. It's a long, slow process. And you need to clear dozens and dozens of safety protocols.

Didn't Uber buy the Carnegie Mellon robotics division? Is it too much to think they might try for their own hardware platform? It might be, but why else do so?

by asafira 11y ago

Didn't Uber buy the Carnegie Mellon robotics division? Is it too much to think they might try for their own hardware platform? It might be, but why else do so?

johnward 11y ago

I thought they just made a deal with CMU and then proceeded to recruit everyone to leave.

sjm-lbm 11y ago

They will still need a chassis/engine before they have a viable car, and there's been no real external indication of them either developing that in house or partnering with/purchasing someone that can provide that expertise. .. at least I think that's what the question is about.

woody223 11y ago
Uber planned to buy 2,500 driverless cars from Google (GX3200, investment of $375m), announced back in 2013 [1] [1] http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/25/uberauto/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/25/uberauto/
- mandeepj 11y ago
  And from Tesla too http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098997_uber-ceo-to-tesla-sell-me-half-a-million-autonomous-electric-cars-in-2020 http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098997_uber-ceo-to-tesl...
- eco 11y ago
  Look at the publication date. I'm not sure what TechCrunch was trying to accomplish doing that. It wasn't even the right day of the year for something like this. Edit: Apparently the point was to test what rebloggers would believe: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/08/27/uber_google_and_driverless_cars_fake_techcrunch_story_widely_reported_as.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/08/27/uber_goog...
simonb 11y ago
Chinese automaker GAC recently invested in Uber. techcrunch.com/2015/12/21/uber-china-lands-strategic-investment-from-chinese-automaker-gac/ All eyes are on Silicone Valley, but I think China will be the first to allow fully autonomous cars on its roads (Chinese-made of course).

bwilliams18 11y ago

But they still need the actual vehicle hardware, chassis, motor, etc knowledge. CMU's robotics division is just provides the self-driving component.

serge2k 11y ago

Developing a car is very expensive.

jckr 11y ago
and yet it's the easy part in the self-driving car problem, re how you can navigate the car in a fully autonomous way.

puranjay 11y ago

Building a car is 5-10 years out. It's a long, slow process. And you need to clear dozens and dozens of safety protocols.