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The Brookings Institute presents an insightful overview on the landscape for autonomous vehicles and its importance for AI research and development. "If 2016 was a tipping point for investment in self-driving cars, 2017 could turn out to be a tipping point for investment in artificial intelligence more generally." An interesting read for those interested in the groups and technologies involved in AV. https://www.brookings.edu/research/gauging-investment-in-self-driving-cars/

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Stephen_Clapham
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Sums are fairly staggering, even without Qualcomm/NXP, and moreover most of the deals have undisclosed values, and this excludes internal investments, so actual spend clearly eye-watering. Question is will there only be one winner?

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Ken_Dyks
Ken_Dyks

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Ken_Dyks
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More than $80 bln invested ! Here are some highlights. Big players seem to agree its the future of the automobile sector.

https://i1.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/gs_09202017_kerrykarsten_timeline.png

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