Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Eyes Toronto for Its Digital City

Re:Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Eyes Toronto for Its Digital City by easilyBored on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @12:50AM (#14305978)

They can't just flip a switch and make it happen. If I were Toronto I'd make them put a decent amount of money in an escrow account so the project is finished no matter what.

But then this is Google's tech, so if they leave not sure how it works.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Eyes Toronto for Its Digital City by sanswork on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @12:56AM (#14305999)

So your concern isn't the ongoing operation but that they start working with waterfront TO on these 12 blocks and leave before their ideas are implemented?

Why would the city require more of them than any other developer? Any development has a chance of falling before completion.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Eyes Toronto for Its Digital City by easilyBored on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @11:14AM (#14308788)

I don't have a "concern," I merely stated what most people think of anything Google. I don't know enough about this project (the article didn't either) and I don't have a dog in this race. However, I do remember my grandma saying to never put any eggs in Google's baskets. She always said that she heard that from her grandma.

Google will look after it's own interests, all the time. That's every quarter.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Eyes Toronto for Its Digital City by sanswork on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @03:45PM (#14311013)

Every developer will look after their own interests every quarter.

[ Parent | on HN ]