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by Fricken 3480 days ago
It's Uber's 3rd iteration of their prototypes. The first they tested in private for 18 months, the second had those ridiculous 22 camera 6 Lidar sensor suites and was unveiled in May, and this new configuration is brought to you by Anthony Levandowski, Kalanick's new top general, and the only real reason for the Otto acquisition. "My brother from another mother" said Travis.

The Otto deal was set around incentives, it's not actually a flat 600 million dollar deal. If Levandowsky can deliver a Robotaxi OS that carries Uber to greatness, his networth could be astronomical. He's probably the top candidate in the world right now to lead an autonomous driving project to commercialization. He's got a vicious Randian streak and he's been at the bleeding edge of driverless vehicles since the Darpa days.