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It's no secret that Google has been slowly butsurely finding its way into the automotive industry, as it's already been working with manufacturers to build self-driving carsfor quite some time. However, according to Amir Efrati, a former star reporter for theWall Street Journal, the software giant is looking to drive a few extra miles down that road by designing and building cars of its own. The company has been in talks with component suppliers like Continental AG and Magna International in the hopes that it could put together an entire car under Google's command. The idea, Efrati says, is to put morepressure on car brands to develop autonomous driving tech, regardless of if Google is directly involved or not.
So what would Google do with such a vehicle built under its direct supervision and brand? One idea on the drawing board is a "robo-taxi" service, which is exactly how it sounds: a self-driving car would come and pick you up and drop you off at your destination; at first, a human would need to be behind the wheel just in case, but that could easily change as the tech progresses and becomes more reliable. Steer toward the source link fora few more details about the thought processbehind Google's efforts.
Source: www.advenpix.tk

Bank PHB foresaw this

Hope the engine will be a cutting edge tech dubbed 'Search Engine'...just as we have I4,V6,V8,V12 etc