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Larry is apparently a major advocate of Google's self-driving cars. Done properly, that's worth trillions.
by orangecat 16y ago
Larry is apparently a major advocate of Google's self-driving cars. Done properly, that's worth trillions.
- Daniel14 16y ago"To put that another way, if Google managed to scoop up just 2% of that industry they’d have more than doubled their revenue. With their driverless car project, I think they’ve got a shot of taking a much bigger slice of the pie than that." I'd say it takes more to "do it properly", but I'd recommend reading this nonetheless: http://mattmaroon.com/2011/01/03/google-will-become-an-ai-company/ http://mattmaroon.com/2011/01/03/google-will-become-an-ai-co...
- nostromo 16y agoI can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. Just to put things in context, the GDP of France is 2 Trillion.
- orangecat 16y agoI'm completely serious. The economic benefits of automated cars are staggering. And I mean trillions in net present value, not trillions in profits per year.
- ebaysucks 16y agoSelf-driving cars would count as very "startup" like in my book, especially if they make it a developer platform.