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by VladRussian2 4570 days ago
and Google self-driving cars would become a niche product - for trucks only - once drones will en masse appear able to carry 200kg, i.e. 2 persons. eVolo is just a humble start. Self-flying versions of it, especially considering their roots in RC drones, is different tech than cars.

Considering that Bezos understands drones and Google is competitor to Amazon and has been missing the quiet revolution coming, this isn't a surpising salvo.

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Schmidt has been talking about this long before Amazon made their announcement[1]

[1] http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/private-drones-pose-privac...