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How does any autonomous driving startup compete against that pile of cash?
by mrnobody_67 8y ago
How does any autonomous driving startup compete against that pile of cash?
- bluGill 8y agoI don't think that you can do autonomous driving without a pile of cash. The problem is too complex.
- empath75 8y agoYou figure out something you can sell them.
- MBCook 8y agoIt’s early days. If you have a better idea or can make your tech significantly more reliable/cheaper you could still jump out front of the pack. But it’s not going to be easy. Lots of companies are working hard so the chance of a come-from-nowhere great idea seems lower and lower. If it happens I’d assume it comes from someone with experience in the domain... i.e. an existing player with a new angle.
- leesec 8y agoLol, cash does not equal innovation. Comma.ai has only raised 8~ million and already has a product you can buy today on par ( or better ) with GM's supercruise.
- rootusrootus 8y agoDo you work for comma.ai? Because I can't imagine any other reason for the absurdity of your cheerleading. On par with Super Cruise? Gimme a break.
- leesec 8y agoLol no just a big fan and someone who ported one of their cars. Just most of the self driving car news lately seems scammy to me (by that I mean a lot of hype and no product), and I wish more people knew about the actual state of the industry. Have you tried both systems? SuperCruise is really good at where it's able to drive, maybe better than openpilot but not by much. Openpilot is also getting really good and can be enabled anywhere, tho most of it's usage is still on highways.
- adrr 8y agoAutonomous driving is a very capital heavy sector. You need real-world driving to get data and to test the software which requires capital for vehicles, equipment and salaries for people to be in the car. Uber's self-driving division is costing the company $200mm per quarter.