According to Forbes much of the reporting about Google’s driverless car has
mistakenly focused on its science-fiction feel. While the car is certainly
cool—just watch the video below about a 95%-blind man running errands—the
gee-whiz focus suggests that it is just a high-tech dalliance by a couple of
brash young multibillionaires, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
In fact, the driverless car has broad implications for
society, for the economy and for individual businesses. Just in the U.S. , the car
puts up for grab some $2 trillion a year in revenue and even more market
cap. It creates business opportunities
that dwarf Google’s current search-based business and unleashes existential challenges
to market leaders across numerous industries, including car makers, auto
insurers, energy companies and others that share in car-related revenue….
Wait...wait...there's more at http://www.forbes.com/sites/chunkamui/2013/01/22/fasten-your-seatbelts-googles-driverless-car-is-worth-trillions/
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