> And their stock goes up when they (usually it's Musk, let's be clear) tout this The stock is down 55% in the past three years. > Why wouldn't Musk just part

> And their stock goes up when they (usually it's Musk, let's be clear) tout this The stock is down 55% in the past three years. > Why wouldn't Musk just partner with Waymo on this? Because they sell cars worldwide, not just in San Francisco and Phoenix. Because Waymo's required sensor suite is far too expensive and maintenance heavy for a consumer-owned vehicle. Because what they have is already far better than any other car manufacturer's system. Because they have a huge head start in data collection over anyone else including Waymo. > Isn't this a situation where the more people using the tech will make it better faster than trying to have a dozen different companies chasing it essentially duplicating effort and training No, because many different companies are trying different approaches with incompatible hardware and it's not certain which approach will ultimately have the best tradeoffs in the real world. Centralization is not the way to produce innovation.