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>Fully deserved, IMO. It's interesting how this funding round doesn't include external investors, but the previous two did. What's the calculation by Alphabet h
by ugh123 2y ago
>Fully deserved, IMO. It's interesting how this funding round doesn't include external investors, but the previous two did. What's the calculation by Alphabet here?
Prediction: Google/Waymo will buy the smallest, yet capable, manufacturer of vehicles (electric or not), and vertically integrate.
- pixelatedindex 2y agoIs this how Mitsubishi is going to reclaim their past glory? As a child I remember they had some iconic vehicles.
- tyingq 2y agoThat seems plausible. A lot of their current lineup gets dinged, but it's for things like "refinement" or styling, or underpowered, and so on. They have a good reputation for reliability, safety, and other things that are harder to improve.
- cut3 2y agoChinese EVs are so cheap and incredible I think its likely they get a custom vehicle built by one of them.
- ra7 2y agoThat’s what their new vehicle platform is. It’s from Zeekr. But there are concerns around tariffs on Chinese built vehicles. I don’t know if Waymo gets an exception because technically they “assemble” their sensors in the US.
- tim333 2y agoThere seem to be ways around by assembling in places like Mexico.