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Is this how they gonna wind down Waymo?

• ncallaway 6y ago
  Maybe. It never hurts to be the one selling boots and shovels in a gold rush, though.
  • paxys 6y ago
    Waymo has long been considered to be leading the self driving gold rush, and if they themselves are bowing out and selling tech to their competitors then it doesn't paint a rosy picture for the future.
    • ncallaway 6y ago
      Sure, I agree that they've been in the ground digging for a long time. But, if they can transition to both being digging and selling shovels and boots, that's definitely a better position for them to be in.
      • paxys 6y ago
        I don't think the two are compatible. For example if running a self-driving taxi service is viable and profitable then Google will be doing everything in its power to corner the market, rather than also selling the tech to Uber & Lyft and competing with them.
        • ncallaway 6y ago
          "If running a self-driving taxi service is viable" If is doing a lot of work in that sentence... If it's not profitable (or may not be for a while), then they'd sure like to at least be selling components to others working on the problem.
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