It's not dead. With dollar signs in their eyes Apple went balls to the wall with Project Titan.
2013ish everyone looked at the Google car and thought 'OMG, it isn't some pie in the sky thing, this is real, we need to act now and act fast.' Remember how much hype there was around deep learning then- it seemed like it could do anything.
Now Tesla, Uber, Apple and the carmakers are all figuring out just how hard a problem autonomy really is.
Project Titan initially set out with a (rumoured and ridiculous) 2019 production goal. Now they're like, 'okay more like 2025 if not later', and adjusting their strategy accordingly.
2013ish everyone looked at the Google car and thought 'OMG, it isn't some pie in the sky thing, this is real, we need to act now and act fast.' Remember how much hype there was around deep learning then- it seemed like it could do anything.
Now Tesla, Uber, Apple and the carmakers are all figuring out just how hard a problem autonomy really is.
Project Titan initially set out with a (rumoured and ridiculous) 2019 production goal. Now they're like, 'okay more like 2025 if not later', and adjusting their strategy accordingly.