I'm impressed that Google/X has been willing to give the self-driving car group enough time and money to do it right. They have about 60 self-driving cars, being driven by paid employees. They have their own proving ground. All that can't be cheap.
I'm disappointed that Google bought all those robotics companies and ran them into the ground.
> bought all those robotics companies and ran them into the ground
Did this actually happen? I know there have been cultural issues with Boston Dynamics, but the other acquisitions seem to have gone fine. Folks from Redwood, Meka, Bot & Dolly, and Holomni are still working at Google and many of the founders are director-level in the robotics groups.
Well, when the person who probably oversaw those acquisitions leaves, what do you expect to happen? The people who took over probably didn't have the same vision.
I'm disappointed that Google bought all those robotics companies and ran them into the ground.