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Still, $581 million is a lot for a technology inferior to what GM already had through their Cadillac/CMU deal.[1]

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/dri...

I am still amazed that GM managed to lose that IP to Delphi. It was amazing tech (I worked on it).

Me too. Delphi (which used to be part of GM) is now using Audis. San Francisco to New York via LA and Washington, 99% on automatic.[1] That's way ahead of Cruise. How did GM screw that up? Delphi used to be part of GM, and is still a major supplier. The latest from Cruise is them hitting a parked car at 20MPH on 7th St. in SF.[2]

[1] http://delphi.com/delphi-drive [2] https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/connect/bc21ef62-6e7c-4049...

Don't forget GM also funded the winning team of the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007, and then let the majority of talent go to Google. Stanford's entry Stanley came in 2nd and is at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. CMU's entry Boss came in 1st and was left in a garage/workspace and (partially) stripped for parts.

I actually made a mistake. Stanley was the winning entry in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. Junior was the 2nd place winner in the 2007 Urban Challenge.

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