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joshcryer
joshcryer's Journal
joshcryer's Journal
October 22, 2015
This is a long but good read and makes a convincing case as to why autonomous vehicles are going to change everything. It's written by the same guy who just road a Tesla, autonomously, from LA to NY: http://www.cnet.com/news/alex-roy-tesla-autopilot-record-57-hours-48-minutes/
The Autonomous Winter Is Coming
Winter is coming for car manufacturers. An Autonomous Winter, without end. If youve seen what Tesla is doing with Autopilot, and all they plan to do with it, youve already seen the future. Now its up to automakers to figure out what they want to be in this new world as quickly as possible.
Dont think so? Its because no one can remember anything that happened before the VW emissions scandal. While everyone is talking about the future of diesel and the consequences for VW, two big announcements were made around the Frankfurt Auto Show have been mostly forgotten: Googles hiring of former head of Hyundai Motors America John Krafcik as CEO of their Self-Driving Car Project, and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsches claim that we do not plan to become the Foxconn of Apple.
No matter how cataclysmic the fallout of the VW scandal, trust me, these two items are bigger long-term. Were talking about setting the scene for things that are decades into the future, not just years.
http://jalopnik.com/the-autonomous-winter-is-coming-1736684890
Dont think so? Its because no one can remember anything that happened before the VW emissions scandal. While everyone is talking about the future of diesel and the consequences for VW, two big announcements were made around the Frankfurt Auto Show have been mostly forgotten: Googles hiring of former head of Hyundai Motors America John Krafcik as CEO of their Self-Driving Car Project, and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsches claim that we do not plan to become the Foxconn of Apple.
No matter how cataclysmic the fallout of the VW scandal, trust me, these two items are bigger long-term. Were talking about setting the scene for things that are decades into the future, not just years.
http://jalopnik.com/the-autonomous-winter-is-coming-1736684890
This is a long but good read and makes a convincing case as to why autonomous vehicles are going to change everything. It's written by the same guy who just road a Tesla, autonomously, from LA to NY: http://www.cnet.com/news/alex-roy-tesla-autopilot-record-57-hours-48-minutes/
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Name: Josh CryerGender: Male
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