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As a German the self driving company Otto is really confusing. It doesn't only have the same name but also almost exactly the same logo as Otto, the decades old
by skrause 9y ago
As a German the self driving company Otto is really confusing. It doesn't only have the same name but also almost exactly the same logo as Otto, the decades old and second largest online retailer in Germany:
https://www.otto.de/ https://www.otto.de/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_(company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_(company)
- tw04 9y agoRight, absolute minimal effort required. The company was literally created as a way for uber to acquire stolen IP. They knew they'd never be around long enough to face a lawsuit, so just grab something easy to rip that's somewhat relevant and won't result in an immediate lawsuit.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- Fricken 9y agoJust in the autonomous vehicle space there's Levandowski's Otto, Ottomatika (acquired by Delphi), and Otto Motors, which is working on autonomous vehicles for warehouses. It's confusing. https://www.ottomotors.com/ https://www.ottomotors.com/ http://www.ottomatika.com/ http://www.ottomatika.com/
- wil421 9y agoIs the autonomous Otto logo trying to look like the front of a truck? It seems like the retailer Otto wouldn't want a truck as their logo? For me it's the retailer's font choice that makes the logos look similar. Very similar to what jeep does: http://symbolsnet.com/symbols/jeep-grill-symbol.html http://symbolsnet.com/symbols/jeep-grill-symbol.html
- QML 9y agoI feel like the founders were just making a phonic play on the word 'auto'.
- Torwald 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_engine