Don't forget GM also funded the winning team of the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007, and then let the majority of talent go to Google. Stanford's entry Stanley c

Don't forget GM also funded the winning team of the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007, and then let the majority of talent go to Google. Stanford's entry Stanley came in 2nd and is at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. CMU's entry Boss came in 1st and was left in a garage/workspace and (partially) stripped for parts.