> And then you have major auto manufacturers are also pouring BILLIONS into the space That is now. But at the time Uber made its decision to develop self-drivi

> And then you have major auto manufacturers are also pouring BILLIONS into the space That is now. But at the time Uber made its decision to develop self-driving cars, the auto manufacturers had just gone through a bruising financial crisis and were skeptical about this new self-driving technology. Uber recognized it as an existential threat before anyone else and did not want to rely on an industry with a poor reputation for management and technology investment.