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Re:Google Has Spent Over $1.1B on Self-Driving Tech by the8472 on Saturday September 16, 2017 @09:40AM (#15264610)
> 1) possibly being first to market;

If you are first to market with selfdriving cars AND manage to transform transportation into a ride-hailing service then you might get a natural regional monopoly wherever you build out the fleet support infrastructure, similar to other utility services. Plus brand recognition for that service.

Re:Google Has Spent Over $1.1B on Self-Driving Tech by user5994461 on Saturday September 16, 2017 @02:20PM (#15265844)
First to market AND have the most well known brand.