What's exciting about this project is that if the software is an open platform, this is exactly the sort of thing that could be easily implemented for incredibl

What's exciting about this project is that if the software is an open platform, this is exactly the sort of thing that could be easily implemented for incredible benefits. They don't even need to implement it themselves as long as the hardware is solid– just spark enough interest with the public, get some contracts with other corporations (as you said in technical fields) to subsidize the cost of making it widespread in a short amount of time, and hackers will do the rest.