[john_other_john]

Just a related thought to having GPU and vision input on cars. Get enough data and you can start finding the optimal lines through corners. It's a bit theoretical, to sell as a economy feature, or maybe just a little bit premature, but as above, I really do want more GPU horsepower on my GPS device, beyond what mobile phones can supply.

I think it is UPS trucks that Nokia HERE maps rig with LIDAR scanners. I'd like more of that to happen and become public data. Nokia seem to have the majority of auto manufacturers in deals, Microsoft didn't get to buy that bit of the company clean, and I bet they've thought about how to extend journey data capture. That's potentially a nice ecosystem to have strength in, as qualifying anything that my interact with car control is a substantial barrier to entry.

Which leads mw to wonder how long it will be until, assuming someone gains access to a platform, compiling a Google maps street view dataset is possible on a budget. Maybe that is Nokia's plan...