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"Some industry observers have suggested that Google should pair up with Tesla, which is also developing self-driving technology and which shares Google's Silico
by thinkmassive 12y ago
"Some industry observers have suggested that Google should pair up with Tesla, which is also developing self-driving technology and which shares Google's Silicon Valley mindset."
I wish the article had expanded more on this topic. Both companies could make significant gains by partnering and cutting out the old money from the automotive industry. Not that I'm saying I hope that happens, I'm neutral on that matter for now, but I'd like to see a lot more R&D done on autonomous driving tech in my lifetime.
- rondon2 12y agoIt is much better to develop self driving technology in-house rather than risk being stuck licencing technology from Google in perpetuity. The software is the easy part. The regulatory and societal hurdles are the hard part and Google is already working on that for free.
- ams6110 12y agoA big selling point of Tesla cars is the performance, which is irrelevant if you are not driving. Teslas are sold as fun to drive, to people who like driving.