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yeah expiring patents, and effective partnerships, give enough cushion for one company to get far ahead enough to dominate the business. self driving hardware+
by jordache 9y ago
yeah expiring patents, and effective partnerships, give enough cushion for one company to get far ahead enough to dominate the business.
self driving hardware+software is much more complex than just writing some software... a non player can't trivially get into the game just because someone else have higher advancement
- rhino369 9y agoCompetitors won't have to develop this stuff on their own. They just need to buy a self driving car that has an API. Trying to vertical integrate the self driving software is a moonshot.
- jordache 9y agoguarantee you that for the initial years, self driving car will take the form of proprietary units, used for specific purpose, in isolated locations. Akin to self driving rail transportation. No mass produced self driving appliances that any dumb human can use improperly. The industry won't take that chance of a poor impression and destroy public's confidence all together. In urban/high density locations, a ride hail company leveraging driverless vehicles can make a killing.
- sah2ed 9y agoI think you meant "exclusive" partnerships, similar to how the iPhone was exclusive to the at&t network on launch and for a few years thereafter.