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Waymo's endgame here is intellectual property licensing. They're not trying to be in the business of manufacturing sensors and actuators. They're trying to be i
by metaphorm 9y ago
Waymo's endgame here is intellectual property licensing. They're not trying to be in the business of manufacturing sensors and actuators. They're trying to be in the business of licensing software that makes a working self-driving system out of a car equipped with sensors and actuators.
- Fricken 9y ago"Having our hardware and software development under one roof is incredibly valuable. Our sensors are developed in close collaboration with our software experts who specialize in AI techniques like machine learning. All of our sensors — including LiDARs, vision system, and radars — are deeply integrated with the brain of our self-driving cars and specially designed for our software. A single integrated system means that all the different parts of our self-driving technology work together seamlessly. Like a person’s own five senses, our sensors are more useful and more powerful when we put them all together." https://medium.com/waymo/introducing-waymos-suite-of-custom-built-self-driving-hardware-c47d1714563 https://medium.com/waymo/introducing-waymos-suite-of-custom-...