Most Waymo Patent Claims Dropped in Autonomous Car Fight with Uber
Google is going to increase or fully acquire Uber. Uber has virtually no management in place right now and I could hypothetically see that clearing being pragmatic for the social reasons, but potentially part of a deal with Google for business ones. Maybe they will reach a settlement before this goes to court. This is obviously unfounded speculation but a few other points<p>whole C suite is pretty much gone<p>Uber is integrated into Gmaps. Currently running an existing user promo for $15 if executed through maps.<p>Whole Uber team has apparently trained on Googles tech already so on boarding will be easier<p>It's Googles core competency<p>They already own a smallish percentage<p>They seem to be focused on production, key exec was let go from Ford for wrecking a Frenemy partnership trade of AI / Tech for Ford production expertise. They have the synergy with Gmaps, much of the AI and prototyping with Waymo and they can turn around the negative sentiment. They need the network short term to ramp up whatever their play is for the future.<p>I can see this being reasonable. Uber is a financial mess with limited upside if this case goes south and is only attractive to a few buyers. Google, already being an investor is one of they few Incs with the knowledge and capital to actually get value from this cash fire.