That should make many taxi companies nervous world: Google apparently planning its own version of the car service Uber-agent – possibly related to their project for self-propelled cars. Also Uber invested in this technology.
The controversial car service Uber-mediator makes the development of self-propelled cars. The startup, which has several billion dollars in the bank, it cooperates with the US Carnegie Mellon University. It should go to map services and technologies for improved safety and autonomous driving, Lodging announced in a blog post late Monday.
Almost simultaneously made a report about a possible rivalry with Google stir. The Internet company, which is also a major investor in Uber, developing its own service for teaching trips, reported the Financial Services Bloomberg. He would possibly related to the Google project for self-propelled cars. Google manager David Drummond had informed the Uber-Board at this prospect, it said, citing people briefed.
Google has invested in excess
Over-managers had also seen a recent ride-sharing app screenshots from Google that will be used by employees of the Group, Bloomberg wrote on. Google responded to the report with an evasive tweet, which read, Lodging and rival Lyft also worked quite well. “We use them all the time.”
The venture capital arm of the Internet giants had invested $ 260 million in excess. Google’s General Counsel Drummond was moved to the Board of Uber, the body that oversees the management and determines the strategy. Now will advise you whether Drummond will be asked to retreat, it was said at the usually very well-informed financial services.
About wants to self-propelled cars set
Many industry observers were reminded of the controversy between Apple and Google, when it came to the iPhone and the Android operating system. The former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was a member of Apple’s board of directors and also got one of the first iPhone presented at the start of 2007. When Google developed some time later the Android system in a similar direction, Apple founder Steve Jobs felt betrayed. Schmidt left the Board of Directors of Apple.
That Uber wants to work with the Carnegie Mellon University, is likely to be a coincidence. From there comes the current head of the Google project for self-propelled cars, Christopher Urmson. The Dispatcher mediator will also collaborate with the local robotics center and fund research.
About in trouble with taxi companies worldwide
Under the cooperation Uber wants a “center also for advanced technologies “establish. Chef and co-founder Travis Kalanick had announced last year, Lodging likely future use of self-propelled cars. At that time, however, generally large investor Google has been seen as a potential partner for it.
Google for several years working on technology for automotive vehicles and presented last year, the first car of its own design. Uber world is at odds with the taxi industry and government agencies. They accuse the startup of San Francisco unfair competition.
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