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Re:Zoox and Its $800M Robo Taxi Dream [video] by plaguuuuuu on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @02:46AM (#17555967)
if that is such a great driver of value, they could have set themselves up purely as a car builder that could partner with companies doing self driving cars..
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Re:Zoox and Its $800M Robo Taxi Dream [video] by Fricken on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @03:01AM (#17556025)
It's robotics, at the design/development stage the software and hardware are entwined. Conceivably, when Zoox has a finished, validated prototype and are ready to mass produce, they could go to a contract manufacturer like Magna-Steyer.
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