>Self driving cars are fast approaching. Will anyone beat Google at this? I never understood this one. What do self-driving cars have to do with Google's core

>Self driving cars are fast approaching. Will anyone beat Google at this? I never understood this one. What do self-driving cars have to do with Google's core business (search and advertising)? It sounds more like Google executives wasting money on a cool-sounding research project, than something related to their other products. Self-driving cars are an interesting and important problem. I don't see why this would be something Google would be doing better than anyone else. Regarding OP: Making a news website is going to be HARD. Even if Google doesn't copy your site, why are people going to go to your website instead of Google/Yahoo/CNN/etc? It's going to be very hard to make enough money with ads to cover your expenses. But it isn't going to be that easy for Google to steal your product if it's successful. One word: Google+.