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I can't help feel there are tangential aims for a project like this. Surely part of the reasoning for making an investment in a project like this, is the advan

by lwhi 14y ago

I can't help feel there are tangential aims for a project like this. Surely part of the reasoning for making an investment in a project like this, is the advancement of the technology involved? Bearing in mind the premier use for similarly advanced unmanned aircraft, is it too cynical to believe the project might end up advancing military aims?

DanBC 14y ago
$5million is a tiny amount of money and is unlikely to advance the state of the art in military drone technology. Other people in the thread have mentioned the stuff involved in the predator drones. Google may get some nice aerial photography for Maps; or they may get some limited research for unmanned vehicles. > I can't help feel there are tangential aims for a project like this. Even if there are, well, it's not a bad thing.
willyt 14y ago
Public relations. It's obviously an investment in PR to generate public goodwill towards Google and at $5m, much cheaper than a TV advertising campaign.