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is this a sign that they are preparing for GA ? What is known about the status of the project? (i asked this in a previous submission https://news.ycombinator.
by MichaelMoser123 10y ago
is this a sign that they are preparing for GA ? What is known about the status of the project?
(i asked this in a previous submission https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13130017 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13130017 , asking again as the topic hit the front page)
Maybe this is related to the new laws in Michigan that allow self driving cars - http://fortune.com/2016/12/09/michigan-self-driving-cars/ http://fortune.com/2016/12/09/michigan-self-driving-cars/ . Now they have a potential market - doesn't matter how large, they count on it that other states/countries will follow.
- jessriedel 10y agoGA?
- MichaelMoser123 10y agogeneral availability (released to the public); please excuse my parlance.
- rasz_pl 10y agoNo, it means they are killing the project.
- ghaff 10y agoIt's probably too early to make that sort of assumption. That said, I can easily see the day coming when Alphabet decides that 100% autonomy or bust is looking like a very long horizon play without any clear path to productization on Google's part. Which could lead it to either shut things down, redirect them to a more modest play, or figure out some partnership/licensing agreement (though the latter certainly hasn't been in its DNA to date).