I think the gp was just saying, Google and Uber started in different places, and therefore there didn't seem to be a conflict 5-10 years ago. i.e. Google = ful

I think the gp was just saying, Google and Uber started in different places, and therefore there didn't seem to be a conflict 5-10 years ago. i.e. Google = fully autonomous car research; Uber = practical service for transportation. However, as they both iterate and approach their logical local-optimums they find more and more that there is actual competition. i.e. Uber and also Google = a service "driven by" a fully autonomous car fleet.