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Re:I Recreated Shazam's Algorithm with Go by rvnx on Thursday August 01, 2024 @03:05PM (#41132439)
Depends how much money you have.

For example, Tesla just patented the Robotaxi one year ago, despite having open-source solutions like Apollo Self-Driving platform.

Patents are really an obsolete system that favors the super-rich and the lawyers.

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Re:I Recreated Shazam's Algorithm with Go by HPsquared on Friday August 02, 2024 @04:39AM (#41137111)
I'd be surprised if they patented the general concept of a robotaxi. Almost certainly, it'd be one specific type they they could say they invented.
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