California BIZ SENSE by yourDragonXi Δ 19th of March 2018 Ω 8:09 PM

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~ Silicon Valley ~ Orange County ~ KPCB	~ Anaheim ~ Foundation Capital ~ Founders Fund	~ VentureBeat ~ California Business Portal ~ The State of California
~ Small Business California ~ CalChamber ~ San Diego	~ Los Angeles ~ San Jose ~ Santa Clara	~ Mountain View ~ Saratoga ~ Monterey
~ Irvine ~ Anaheim ~ Carlsbad	~ Oceanside ~ Newport ~ Santa Ana	~ Long Beach ~ Torrance ~ Inglewood
~ Pasadena ~ Riverside ~ Corona	~ Orange ~ San Bernardino ~ Santa Clara	~ San Francisco ~ Fresno ~ Sacramento
~ Escondido ~ Palmdale ~ Bakersfield	~ Santa Barbara ~ Santa Cruz ~ Sunnyvale	~ Berkeley ~ Santa Rosa ~ Napa
~ Oakland ~ Walnut Creek ~ Salinas	~ Carlsbad ~ Navy ~ Air Force	~ NASA ~ Film and Movie Industry ~ Hardware
~ Software ~ Solar Energy ~ Wind Energy	~ BIO Energy ~ Nuclear Energy ~ Hydrogen	~ Biography ~ Asia Pasific-USA Chamber of Commerce Pasadena ~ Apple
~ Playground ~ Airbus ~ Lawrence Livermore	~ Oriole Capital Group ~ Cubertino ~ Grit labs	~ CalChamber ξ ξ
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~ Silicon Valley

Facebook in Silicon Valley
ξ expects 2017 to be a big investment year as it looks to hire more engineers having 15,700 employees worldwide
ξ from July to September 2016, Facebook raked in $7 billion in sales
ξ an increase of 56 percent compared with the same period 2015
ξ mobile ad revenue made up 84 percent of advertising revenue for the third quarter 2016!
ξ led the charge encouraging advertisers to shift their money to mobile!
ξ profit hit $2.4 billion in the third quarter, compared with $896 million during the same period in 2015
ξ testing a version of the app that opens directly to a camera, similar to Snapchat
ξ as of September 2016, the company had 1.79 billion users, up 16 percent from the same period 2015
ξ Menlo Park has approved Facebook expansion plans that will add 6,550 employees

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~ Orange County

»City of Irvine

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~ KPCB

»KPCB
ξ Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is joining with another clean-technology-focused venture capital firm and a Norwegian company to bring electric cars to the USA
ξ The joint venture's first product will be Think City, an emissions-free, 95% recyclable car with a maximum speed of 65 miles an hour
ξ Kleiner Perkins is teaming with Boston-based RockPort Capital Partners and
ξ electric-carmaker Think Global to create a company called Think North America.
ξ Now made in Norway, the Think City � about the size of a Toyota Yaris or Honda Fit �
ξ runs on sodium or lithium batteries and
ξ can travel up to 110 miles on one charge,
ξ making it viable for the average American, who commutes 30 miles a day

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~ Anaheim

»Anaheim

About Anaheim
ξ is one of the nation�s premier municipalities and California�s 10th most populous city
ξ covers 50 square miles with more than 345,000 residents
ξ 2,047 City employees, the municipal corporation�s annual budget is $1.363 billion
ξ supports a thriving business community with companies such as CKE Restaurants, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort
ξ sports franchises include the Anaheim Ducks, Angels Baseball, Anaheim Arsenal, and the U.S. Men�s Olympic Volleyball team
ξ also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast,
ξ Honda Center, and The Grove of Anaheim and Angel Stadium of Anaheim

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~ Foundation Capital

»Foundation Capital

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~ Founders Fund

»Founders Fund

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~ VentureBeat

»Venturebeat

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~ California Business Portal

»California Business Portal

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~ The State of California

»The State of California

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~ Small Business California

»Small Business California

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~ CalChamber

»CalChamber

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~ San Diego

»Sign On San Diego

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~ Los Angeles

»Los Angeles Times

Street design implications of autonomous vehicles in Los Angeles
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) to be one of the most transformative and disruptive technologies ever introduced.
ξ Providing greater access
ξ Addressing transportation equity issues
ξ Reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs)
ξ Reducing congestion and travel time
ξ Reducing the cost of travel
ξ Creating public space
ξ Improving safety
ξ Making our communities healthier and more livable.

AVs to impact street design in at least the following ways:
ξ Street cross-sections and public space
ξ Infrastructure
ξ Adjacent land uses
ξ Curb management.

»Street design implications of autonomous vehicles
»www.transpogroup.com

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~ San Jose

»City of San Jose

»Mercury News

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~ Santa Clara

»The Santa Clara

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~ Mountain View

»Mountain View
»City of Mountain View

»DoorDash
ξ a technology company that connects customers with local businesses

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~ Saratoga

»Saratoga
»Saratogian

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~ Monterey

»Monterey
»Monterey County Herald

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~ Irvine

»Irvine
»ocregister

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~ Anaheim

»Anaheim

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~ Carlsbad

»City of Carlsbad

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~ Oceanside

»Oceanside Chamber of Commerce
»City of Oceanside
»OsideAlive

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~ Newport

»Newport Beach
»Daily Pilot

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~Santa Ana

»Santa Ana

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~Long Beach

»Long Beach
»Press Telegram

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~Torrance

»Torrance

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~Inglewood

»Inglewood

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~Pasadena

»Pasadena
»California Institute of Technology

Caltech Elects Solar!
ξ Caltech and the City of Pasadena to cast their votes for a future in solar energy
ξ officially "turning on" Caltech's first production solar photovoltaic array�the largest of its kind in Pasadena�
ξ located on the top deck of the Holliston Parking Structure
ξ Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard;
ξ Caltech President Jean-Lou Chameau;
ξ Harry Atwater, Caltech's Howard Hughes Professor and professor of applied physics and materials science;
ξ Andrew Beebe, managing director of Suntech Energy Solutions;
ξ Todd Michaels, senior vice president of project development and marketing for Solar Power Partners

»Suntech Energy Solutions
ξ designed and installed the array, which is part of Pasadena Water and Power's Pasadena Solar Initiative program

»Pasadena Star News

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~Riverside

»Riverside
»PE.com

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~Corona

»Corona

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~Orange

»ocregister.com

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~San Bernardino

»San Bernardino

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~Santa Clara

Intel Predicts Autonomous Driving to spur new Passenger Economy Worth $7 Trillion

Car-venience
ξ onboard beauty salons to touch-screen tables for
ξ remote collaboration,
ξ fast-casual dining,
ξ remote vending,
ξ mobile health care clinics and
ξ treatment pods, and even
ξ platooning pod hotels,
ξ vehicles will become transportation experience pods

Location-based advertising
ξ advertisers and agencies get a new realm of possibilities for presenting content brands and location

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~San Francisco

»DBL Investors
ξ aims to reduce the cost of making flexible and large-scale OLEDs
»City of San Francisco
»SFGate

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~Fresno

»Fresno

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~Sacramento

»Sacramento

»The Sacramento Bee

»Kings

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~Escondido

»Escondido Chamber of Commerce

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~Palmdale

»Palmdale

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~Bakersfield

»Bakersfield

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~Santa Barbara

»Santa Barbara News Press

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~Santa Cruz

»Santa Cruz Sentinel
»Santa Cruz County

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~Sunnyvale

»Silicon Valley Community / Sunnyvale
»City of Sunnyvale

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~Berkeley

»Berkeley University of California

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~Santa Rosa

»City of Santa Rosa

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~Napa

»Napa News
»City of Napa
»Napa Valley

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~Oakland

»City of Oakland
»Inside Bay Area /Oakland Tribune

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~Walnut Creek

»City of Walnut Creek

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Salinas

»The Californian

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Carlsbad

»City of Carlsbad

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Navy

Navy in California
»Naval Base Coronado
»Naval Postgraduate School

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~ Air Force

»Edwards Air Force Base
»Vandenberg Air Force Base

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~ NASA

»NASA Ames
»Jet Propulsion Laboratory
»Dryden Flight Research Center

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~ Film and Movie Industry

»Universal Studios
»Disney
»DreamWorks Animation
»Pixar
»ILM

Film Industry
The U.S. film industry posted $30 billion in revenues in 2011 (software $606 billion in 2011 = 50x!)
consists of multinational umbrella corporations, major studios, and independent studios.
many of the leading motion picture studios are part of larger media conglomerates
that often include television, newspaper, cable and magazine segments, and much of this is online content.
enjoys high popularity in foreign markets, but also high rates of illegal downloads
U.S. exports of film and entertainment media often attain shares in international markets in excess of 90 percent!
competition comes from online and handheld devices
The U.S. filmed entertainment sector enjoyed a trade surplus of $11.9 billion in 2010.
The industry offers attractive possibilities for foreign investors, both large and small, and provides film production tax incentives.
It is increasingly turning toward digital production and distribution.
Foreign firms have been seeking out U.S. digital and animation expertise.
The U.S. film industry has a proven ability to produce blockbuster movies
that generate hundreds of millions of dollars, including revenues from distribution across strong domestic and international networks.
Success in the industry is based on creativity and financing, and the industry is largely self-regulated.
The U.S. market has a large talent pool of writers, actors, producers, directors and technical experts,
and is home to a variety of film crews, post-production firms, backdrops and infrastructure to support production.
U.S. filmmakers also receive critical protections for their intellectual property.

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~ Hardware

»Intel
»AMD

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~ Software

»Sun
»Oracle

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~ Solar Energy

»Calseia.org
»California Energy Commission Website
»Solar Electrical Systems
»Go Solar California

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~ Wind Energy

»Wind Energy in California

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~ BIO Energy

»Bioenergy Action Plan
»Bio Energy Producers

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~ Nuclear Energy

»Nuclear Energy in California

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~ Hydrogen

»Hydrogen Highway
»Hydrogen Energy California

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~ Biography

Biography

»Barbara Boxer
ξ visited Nano Solar
ξ a national leader on environmental protection
ξ the first woman to Chair the U.S. Senate�s Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW)
ξ on the Committee, she advocates forcefully for clean air and water, with a particular focus on the fight against global warming
ξ chairs EPW�s Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming
ξ has won numerous awards for her efforts to create a cleaner, healthier environment
ξ authored the amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act
ξ has been a leader in the fight to remove arsenic from drinking water,
ξ block oil drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge and along California�s coast,
ξ stop the use of human subjects in pesticide testing, and
ξ revitalize the Superfund by making polluters � not taxpayers � pay to clean up the toxic waste they leave behind.

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~ Asia Pasific-USA Chamber of Commerce Pasadena

»Asia Pasific-USA Chamber of Commerce Pasadena

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~ Apple

»www.apple.com

Apple starting US tech advanced manufacturing fund with $1 bn
ξ Apple spent more than 50 billion in the US 2016
ξ has about 80,000 employees in the US
ξ taxes hit if the company brought profit home
ξ its cash stockpile has hit a staggering 256.8 billion
ξ US tax code allows multinational firms to defer profits while they are held overseas

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~ Playground

»Playground Global

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~ Airbus

Airbus Providing Drone Services to Survey Areas Afflicted With Hurricane Flooding
Airbus Aerial, is already providing a fusion of drones, manned aircraft and satellite surveillance data
to support two of the most powerful hurricanes to impact the U.S. and surrounding regions in recent history.
Avionics recently caught up with Airbus Aerial President Jesse Kallman
to discuss its latest activities including support for Hurricane Harvey and Irma.

Launched in May, Airbus Aerial is the new commercial drone services division of Airbus,
one of several of its Silicon Valley-focused divisions.
According to Kallman, the response it's providing to the two Hurricanes
is one of the first occurrences in aviation where drones, manned aircraft and satellite data
are being combined to give a clearer overall image of specific locations before and after an incident.

The company is providing what it calls �first-of-its-kind� imaging to insurers
processing claims in Texas for free in order to provide assistance
for survivors of Harvey effectively and quickly, and adequately prepare for Irma.

collecting such images of a specific area viewed from the ground level, up to space and
then turning it into actionable information has never been done before according to Kallman

Airbus is hopeful that it will change the way disaster recovery is done in the future.

One of the biggest services that Airbus Aerial provided in response to the impact of both hurricanes
was high-resolution imagery, mapping and pinpointing of damaged areas for insurance companies.
While it was not flying typical commercial Airbus aircraft over damaged areas,
the company did work with partners in the affected regions to fly drones and
single-engine aircraft at lower altitudes to scan impacted areas.

Using a combination of aircraft sensing equipment, satellite data and drone imagery
that is fused into a simple-to-use cloud-based platform,
Airbus Aerial was able to help insurance companies act faster on expected claims coming in from homeowners.

The core of Airbus business is bringing together drones,
manned aircraft, satellites, any means of aerial data collection into one common service.

Airbus did flood-modeling analysis and overlaid
that with where policy holders were so they could identify clusters of policy holders
whose homes have been flooded and having that information
they can start the insurance claim process before the claim is even made.

Airbus Aerial is also working in a support role for areas impacted by Hurricane Irma.
For example, its team used Airbus radar satellites capable of seeing through clouds
to detect areas where flooding could potentially occur
to provide warnings for state officials and potential victims in areas of along the southern coast of Florida.

The commercial drone services division sees some of its biggest clients being state transportation departments
and other agencies that require quick access to high resolution of critical infrastructure
to gain a broad understanding of areas that need service or repairs.

One of its future goals is to support cargo drone services.
Airbus is participating in evaluation of the use of drones for transporting small packages
around the National University of Singapore.
An initial trial to evaluate the effectiveness of drones for mail delivery is already underway.

Airbus Aerial won�t manufacturw drones.
It claims to be 100% focused on services.
Airbus views drones as a tool to do certain jobs.

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~ Lawrence Livermore

»Lawrence Livermore

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~ Oriole Capital Group

»Oriole Capital Group

UkrOboronProm Attracts $150M Investment from Oriole Capital Group For Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company
The SC "UkrOboronProm", Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company and
U.S.-based Oriole Capital Group today announced an agreement
for a significant investment into the Kharkiv enterprise
at the international Dubai Airshow 2017 exhibition.
Under the terms of the agreement,
UKROBORONPROM (UOP) managed enterprise,
�Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company�,
will receive an investment in the amount of 150 million USD
to enable mass production and modernization of the iconic AN-74 aircraft.

The agreement involves a substantial investment
by Oriole Capital Group in modifications of Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company facilities,
as well as the modernization and production of various configurations of the AN-74 aircraft.

Additionally, Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company
will be positioned to receive orders for supporting products and
services such as aircraft spare parts, maintenance, and pilot training.

Key to the strategic partnership is a focus on modernizing existing production and processes,
re-employment of the plant�s workforce of 3,000 people, and
an aircraft and avionics modernization program
that will further differentiate the unique performance capabilities of the AN-74.

This agreement represents a long-term cooperation between the parties and
a commitment to the program�s implementation over a significant period of time.

As a result, Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company will receive a stable multi-year development plan,
ensuring a sustained and efficient production output.
The resulting benefits include not only new jobs and
a new source of ongoing revenue for the Ukrainian budget,
but also a meaningful contribution to bilateral US-Ukraine economic, policy and trade objectives.

"This investment agreement with the United States is extremely important for Ukraine.
For the first time, an aircraft manufacturing company of our country
has a powerful international investor
who plans to provide consistent investments over several years.
This demonstrates that UOP enterprises are reliable world-class partners,
which guarantee high-quality and timely fulfillment of orders.
In fact, it is a "green-light" for other investors,
who are considering opportunities for investing into the Ukrainian high-tech industry.
Oriole�s investment and operational support will significantly boost
the country�s commercial manufacturing capabilities in the region and beyond, and
presents a highly strategic opportunity to demonstrate
the combined capabilities of a Ukraine-U.S. partnership�,
commented Roman Romanov, UOP Director General.

"This is a monumental step towards our common goals.
The partnership between Oriole, UKRBORONPROM and
Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company transcends geographical boundaries
to bring back to life the AN74, one of the world�s most iconic and unique aircraft.
We are delighted with the spirit of partnership and transparent cooperation
that we have witnessed when working with all parts of the Ukrainian government,
including UOP and the Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company, and
look forward to realizing the potential of this exciting opportunity�,
said Oriole Capital Group CEO Hossein Mousavi.

The achieved agreement is the next stage in the development of the Ukrainian aviation industry
in accordance with UOP�s transformation plan, under which,
UOP�s aviation manufacturing enterprises were consolidated in an aviation cluster.
The transformation plan has already launched the corporatization of the state enterprise "Antonov" and
the state enterprise "Plant 410 of Civil Aviation".

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~ Cubertino

Apple entered self-driving car race
Apple joined the fiercely competitive race to design self-driving cars
company did re-shape culture with its iPhone
it may try to transform transportation, too

California Department of Motor Vehicles awarded the permit to start testing its self-driving car technology on public roads in the state
The permit covers three vehicles � all 2015 Lexus RX 450h hybrid SUVs
and six individual drivers
California law requires people to be in a self-driving car who can take control if something goes wrong.

Apple to investing heavily in machine learning and autonomous systems
Steve Kenner, a former Ford Motor executive is Apple's director of product integrity

Apple believes self-driving cars could ease congestion,
prevent millions of crashes and save thousands of lives
annually in traffic accidents often caused by drunk or distracted motorists.

Self-driving believed to be a lucrative new market
Apple has been searching for its next act for a while,
one that will take it beyond its mainstay phones, tablets and personal computers

iPhone's popularity has helped Apple remain the world's most valuable company
However, the company hasn't had a breakthrough product since the 2010 debut of the iPad,
whihc has been in the throes of a three-year sales slump
There are raised doubts as to whether Apple lost some of its trend-setting magic with the death of co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011

Apple to compete against 29 other companies that already have California permits to test self-driving cars,
major automakers, including Ford, General Motors, BMW, Volkswagen and Tesla,
as well as one of its biggest rivals in technology, Google,
whose testing of self-driving cars has been spun off into an affiliate called Waymo.

Since Google began its work on self-driving vehicles eight years ago,
Waymo's fleet of self-driving cars has logged more than 2 million miles on the road.
Apple has a long way to catch up in self-driving technology

Ias often been a follower in markets that it eventually revolutionized.
It wasn't the first to introduce a digital music player, smartphone, or tablet before its iPod, iPhone and iPad came out.

With 246 billion in cash,
Apple also could easily afford to buy technology that accelerates its development of self-driving cars.
Tesla has a market value of about 50 billion.

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~ Grit Labs

»Grit Labs

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~ CalChamber

»CalChamber

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