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There’s a big difference between running a project like this in “R&D mode” vs “full on production mode” and I mean that from every angle: hardware, software, op
by majestik 9y ago
There’s a big difference between running a project like this in “R&D mode” vs “full on production mode” and I mean that from every angle: hardware, software, operations, legal, etc. So I’m skeptical on a 2018 delivery.
Call me cynical but this looks more like Google gave Waymo a deadline and now they’re trying to ship a MVP to keep the funds coming.
- zaphar 9y agoGoogle doesn't do deadlines. They also don't announce until it's ready. It's deeply ingrained in their culture. They dabbled with a deadline a couple times and the results were a disaster. I know technically waymo is a different company but it incubated in Google itself. My experience with how Google operates runs counter to your experience. This is all anecdotal on both of our parts of course but I wouldn't bet against Waymo on this. They have what looks like a massive head start against the competition here.
- kyrra 9y agoSadly we do deadlines now, depending on the product. Before Google got into the world of hardware, that may have been true. But consumer hardware requires deadlines to be successful.