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I was thinking the opposite. Competition is good and there isn't any obvious competition to Google in the self-driving car space.

Permit 13y ago
There is actually a reasonable amount of competition within the autonomous car space. A lot of people online only ever hear about Google's initiatives, but Audi, BMW et al. are building driving systems, some of which approach 100+ km/h.[1] I definitely agree that more competition in the area is good. Hopefully as more players build these systems, they'll continue to improve and be commercialized quicker. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car#2010s http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car#2010s
- MartinCron 13y ago
  That's why I added "obvious", because even though there are a lot of autonomous efforts (large and small) from other companies, Google seems to be getting all of the attention.
  - w_t_payne 13y ago
    Well, Google did hire the people who won the DARPA Grand Challenge(s): http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Team-Behind-Google-s-Autonomous-Cars-Project-and-Details-About-the-Experiments-160321.shtml http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Team-Behind-Google-s-Auto...
aylons 13y ago
Actually, several manufacturers have self-driving car projects[1]. some of them are even field-testing them in real-life situations, such as a driven leader truck being followed by other trucks[2]. So, I don't think it lacks competition for Google, who doesn't even build their cars - most probably they'll license the technology for other companies, and Tesla may well be one of them. [1] Links from 8 to 14 in this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car#cite_note-idsia-8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car#cite_note-idsia-... [2] http://phys.org/news/2013-03-japan-group-fuel-saving-driverless-trucks.html http://phys.org/news/2013-03-japan-group-fuel-saving-driverl...
sliverstorm 13y ago
Not to mention, what is the point where Google just has their fingers in too many places?

Permit 13y ago

There is actually a reasonable amount of competition within the autonomous car space. A lot of people online only ever hear about Google's initiatives, but Audi, BMW et al. are building driving systems, some of which approach 100+ km/h.[1] I definitely agree that more competition in the area is good. Hopefully as more players build these systems, they'll continue to improve and be commercialized quicker. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car#2010s http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car#2010s

MartinCron 13y ago
That's why I added "obvious", because even though there are a lot of autonomous efforts (large and small) from other companies, Google seems to be getting all of the attention.
- w_t_payne 13y ago
  Well, Google did hire the people who won the DARPA Grand Challenge(s): http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Team-Behind-Google-s-Autonomous-Cars-Project-and-Details-About-the-Experiments-160321.shtml http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Team-Behind-Google-s-Auto...

aylons 13y ago

Actually, several manufacturers have self-driving car projects[1]. some of them are even field-testing them in real-life situations, such as a driven leader truck being followed by other trucks[2]. So, I don't think it lacks competition for Google, who doesn't even build their cars - most probably they'll license the technology for other companies, and Tesla may well be one of them. [1] Links from 8 to 14 in this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car#cite_note-idsia-8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car#cite_note-idsia-... [2] http://phys.org/news/2013-03-japan-group-fuel-saving-driverless-trucks.html http://phys.org/news/2013-03-japan-group-fuel-saving-driverl...

sliverstorm 13y ago

Not to mention, what is the point where Google just has their fingers in too many places?