I'm going to speculate wildly, and declare that IBM has several serious self-driving-car-related engagements that it must commit to, while exiting other engagem

I'm going to speculate wildly, and declare that IBM has several serious self-driving-car-related engagements that it must commit to, while exiting other engagements that involve stagnant technologies. It's migrating away from some existing specialized staff, to make room to onboard other staff with different skills as part of a play to attack a set of problems that will be kind of a big deal. IBM doesn't typically do a lot of real things directly. They operate in the B2B realm. They exited personal computing when mobile devices emerged, and have since focused on what we now term as AI/ML. Everyone knows there's an avalanche afoot, with huge chunks of the job market hanging in the balance, depending on what gets automated the hardest, first. All signs point to trucking, motor freight, and last mile shipping. IBM has probably set its gaze upon that territory, and will probably handle tech support for some big well-known conglomerates over the next few decades, with a hand in that area, assisting safe bets that can afford their price. Don't act like Watson hasn't been a thing. This shift probably has deeper meaning.