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Re:Google Maps On Mobile Gets Uber Integration by jbigelow76 on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @01:37PM (#7705932)
So they eventually buy Uber for the brand and the installed user base and gradually replace live drivers with self driving cars conveniently parked around town waiting for instructions from the mother ship.

So if it is a Trojan horse like the gp poster suggests it will be built with blocks of cash for the founders and investors instead of wood and filled with war crazed Greek soldiers.

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Re:Google Maps On Mobile Gets Uber Integration by epaladin on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @02:41PM (#7706335)
That would be an amazing plan, and I hope it happens that way. Given current timelines for the self-driving cars, it seems like that would be a major gamble considering the number of factors in play and the elements out of their control (which are mostly legal and social). Interesting possibility to consider.
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Re:Google Maps On Mobile Gets Uber Integration by cylinder on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @11:19PM (#7708440)
That's what they're doing with Google Shopping Express. Eventually self-driving cars will be doing the deliveries.
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Re:Google Maps On Mobile Gets Uber Integration by lgas on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @05:22PM (#7707163)
What are the current timelines for self driving cars?
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Re:Google Maps On Mobile Gets Uber Integration by Gustomaximus on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @09:01PM (#7708090)
In 2012 Sergey said it would be about 5 years away. This gives another 3 years so doesn't sound unreasonable for some initial urban deployment.
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