Looking at other industries: probably yes. That said, I think Uber will fuck themselves hard, and that Uber's robotics efforts will be viewed as a massive mist

Looking at other industries: probably yes. That said, I think Uber will fuck themselves hard, and that Uber's robotics efforts will be viewed as a massive mistake within the next ten years. This is a situation where they should buy or borrow, but they're trying to build out of greed. Autonomous driving technology is not going to be a differentiator. It's going to be a commodity. Everybody will have it. Investing heavily in a commodity product is a waste of money. But it's exactly the sort of mistake that one could expect an egotistical asshole like Travis to make. Uber won't be dead in ten years; they'll be the myspace of transportation. I guarantee it.