tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938750973706365796.post6628042897762277026..comments2023-10-22T10:01:08.524-06:00Comments on Deferred Consumption: I for one welcome our robot car overlordsthatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04612380336765557170noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938750973706365796.post-10282114129171383562014-03-05T13:15:23.389-07:002014-03-05T13:15:23.389-07:00Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how Google d...Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how Google does or doesn't integrate electric vehicles into their strategy. This article argues that the car renting shift associated with robot cars would naturally lead to electric cars being more feasible, since one wouldn't have to worry about range for those once-in-a-while long trips. http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2013/08/google_s_uber_investment_autonomous_cars_and_smartphone_taxes_are_a_game.htmlthatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612380336765557170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938750973706365796.post-56062013588578907852014-03-05T10:44:31.815-07:002014-03-05T10:44:31.815-07:00Also, many of the factors limiting electric vehicl...Also, many of the factors limiting electric vehicle adoption aren't as relevant with self-driving cars.Merrick McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646123886619345050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938750973706365796.post-78589835968075244562014-03-05T10:36:13.475-07:002014-03-05T10:36:13.475-07:00An interesting panel discussion on self driving ca...An interesting panel discussion on self driving cars and their levels of autonomy: https://www.altera.com/innovations-compass/autonomous-vehicle/index.htmlMerrick McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646123886619345050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938750973706365796.post-78636356006746493892014-03-05T09:16:45.350-07:002014-03-05T09:16:45.350-07:00*Technically*, Google just invests in Uber. I woul...*Technically*, Google just invests in Uber. I wouldn't be shocked to see them turn their investment into ownership in the near future, but after the blowback from the Nest purchase, I think Google might take it slow.Marcushttp://lifehurrah.comnoreply@blogger.com