possibility that someone will argue over X types x possibility that someone will get drunk and fight after arguing over X x 7 billion x eternity = yes yes yes
I worked for two companies where the CEOs drove a Honda Minivan and a Toyota Camry despite having millions in the bank. They were focused on the business. Not personal wealth. It made a difference in the way the employees saw them as people. This move works similarly.
I agree that these guys are like indentured servants, but $60K/yr is pretty solid salary. Better than most US college grads...and a good number of CS grads.
my experience with H1-B hired engineers is that they are making $65K/yr to $75K/yr straight out of school with no experience in the North Eastern USA (Not NYC). don't know if this is representative but seems reasonable.
it's resolving some market inefficiencies. you can buy a new sim card and pay local rates which will be low...but it's a hassle and people don't want to have a different number. if google solves that inefficiency there will be some money to gain.
I would say most people who commute on a regular basis spend between $3K-$4K/yr on gas, insurance, and maintenance on a car they already own.
The car likely costs them another $3K-$10K/yr in depreciation or lease payments if it's relatively new, depending on model...and maybe $1K-$2K/yr if it's older.
So the existing cost ranges from $4K/yr to $14K/yr to own and drive your car.
Why would someone hesitate to pay more than $1K/yr for a replacement service???
The interesting thing is not that machines will be forced to make these decisions in a split second or that humans occasionally do the same.
It is that programmers and designers will be forced to think through these scenarios in advance, at their own leisure, and to make decisions about that the machine should do in that split second.
i.e.
if ( ( accident imminent = true ) where ( bus crash = occupants killed ) or ( pedestrian hit = pedestrian killed ) ) then take action ( pedestrian hit )
This will require a minimum requirement for braking and acceleration capabilities...because in that long chain of cars going bumper to bumper at 60 mph...its the slowest braking car that will determine the speed and bumper to bumper distance of a large number of cars behind it.
Think ISO standards for braking and acceleration capabilities.
Think, "this lane is accessible to all cars that implement the AMR (Acceleration Minimum Requirements) 2.0 standard"
Car ownership will become a frivolous luxury for the rich. Everyone else will just subscribe to a car service at their desired level of luxury.
Businesses will benefit because cars will now become a subscription business. It will be harder to spend $20K on a car and hold it for 20 yrs like some people do now to minimize costs. Instead you'll be stuck spending $5K/yr on a car service, resulting in $100K over 20 yrs...but you'll always have a new-ish car that requires no maintenance.
Garages will be converted to storage sheds and extra bedrooms.
there should be no expectation of privacy for the pilot when he is at work piloting a plane with people in it.
if they were smart, they'd propose to record flights and wipe the video unless something of consequence is detected in the flight logs or voice coms, etc. hard to argue against that unless you have something to hide.
just make sure you have a huge chem rocket engine firing at the same time...and you can leave orbit using an ion engine, a steam engine, or a bunch of hamsters.
Yea, remember in the 80s when the Irish terrorists were bombing people so often that they even coordinated their attacks with the arabs (who were also bombing)? glad the Irish has chilled out since then.
the logic is appealing, bit it's a bit like saying i don't need my pest control service anymore because i don't have insects in my home. until you cancel it and all the insects find out your home is available for rent, you don't know the base state of things.
you don't need to be a jew or living in israel to go through israeli airport security. they let anyone who is not a terrorist through...even christians and muslims...gasp! and you don't have to be a jew or living in israel to know their amazing record for plane safety.
Except that would be racist and profiling, so while the black dude is checking in his ticking bomb bag, TSA would be forced to feel up some 4 yr old that their random algorithms chose from the line to ensure they don't unfairly target a black dude.
Honestly, Israel uses profiling and interrogation on all their passengers and it's very effective. They hire intelligent people who don't give a fuck about you getting on that plane if you look suspicious. TSA is just to dumb to do this effectively.
1. Musk makes the batteries. He's finding a potentially huge market to build economies of scale into the battery production. 2. Some communities in the world don't have reliable grids or power generation facilities. 3. Less haggle with the utilities, less red tape to build a stand alone system.
I work at a pretty representative tech company. I plan and control the budget for these types of activities. I think I would know.
We're not talking about you hacking away in your mom's garage...or a tiny company running with no overhead. We're talking about a typical engineer at a Google/Facebook/IBM/etc making $100K+/yr who's actual cost (i.e bill rate) is at least $300K+/yr...being funded for a month.
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My sister just bought a decked out Odyssey for $35K.
haha PRMan. If this was the case, every CEO would take a salary of $70K, and get a wife.
I worked for two companies where the CEOs drove a Honda Minivan and a Toyota Camry despite having millions in the bank. They were focused on the business. Not personal wealth. It made a difference in the way the employees saw them as people. This move works similarly.
He seems like one of the rare people/leaders who can say, I have enough, I want others to have enough as well. bravo.
I agree that these guys are like indentured servants, but $60K/yr is pretty solid salary. Better than most US college grads...and a good number of CS grads.
my experience with H1-B hired engineers is that they are making $65K/yr to $75K/yr straight out of school with no experience in the North Eastern USA (Not NYC). don't know if this is representative but seems reasonable.
it's resolving some market inefficiencies. you can buy a new sim card and pay local rates which will be low...but it's a hassle and people don't want to have a different number. if google solves that inefficiency there will be some money to gain.
clippy: i noticed you are trying to make a left turn; perhaps I can help...
I hear the Mustang is nice.
I would say most people who commute on a regular basis spend between $3K-$4K/yr on gas, insurance, and maintenance on a car they already own.
The car likely costs them another $3K-$10K/yr in depreciation or lease payments if it's relatively new, depending on model...and maybe $1K-$2K/yr if it's older.
So the existing cost ranges from $4K/yr to $14K/yr to own and drive your car.
Why would someone hesitate to pay more than $1K/yr for a replacement service???
Future #1 job for men in the US?
Cargo guard to ride along in the autonomous truck and protect it's cargo.
The interesting thing is not that machines will be forced to make these decisions in a split second or that humans occasionally do the same.
It is that programmers and designers will be forced to think through these scenarios in advance, at their own leisure, and to make decisions about that the machine should do in that split second.
i.e.
if ( ( accident imminent = true ) where ( bus crash = occupants killed ) or ( pedestrian hit = pedestrian killed ) )
then take action ( pedestrian hit )
If I'm going to bed now, and won't need the car until morning, why can't it act as a taxi?
puke in your back seat. that's why.
This will require a minimum requirement for braking and acceleration capabilities...because in that long chain of cars going bumper to bumper at 60 mph...its the slowest braking car that will determine the speed and bumper to bumper distance of a large number of cars behind it.
Think ISO standards for braking and acceleration capabilities.
Think, "this lane is accessible to all cars that implement the AMR (Acceleration Minimum Requirements) 2.0 standard"
Car ownership will become a frivolous luxury for the rich. Everyone else will just subscribe to a car service at their desired level of luxury.
Businesses will benefit because cars will now become a subscription business. It will be harder to spend $20K on a car and hold it for 20 yrs like some people do now to minimize costs. Instead you'll be stuck spending $5K/yr on a car service, resulting in $100K over 20 yrs...but you'll always have a new-ish car that requires no maintenance.
Garages will be converted to storage sheds and extra bedrooms.
there should be no expectation of privacy for the pilot when he is at work piloting a plane with people in it.
if they were smart, they'd propose to record flights and wipe the video unless something of consequence is detected in the flight logs or voice coms, etc. hard to argue against that unless you have something to hide.
just make sure you have a huge chem rocket engine firing at the same time...and you can leave orbit using an ion engine, a steam engine, or a bunch of hamsters.
Yea, remember in the 80s when the Irish terrorists were bombing people so often that they even coordinated their attacks with the arabs (who were also bombing)? glad the Irish has chilled out since then.
the logic is appealing, bit it's a bit like saying i don't need my pest control service anymore because i don't have insects in my home. until you cancel it and all the insects find out your home is available for rent, you don't know the base state of things.
feeding the trolls....
you don't need to be a jew or living in israel to go through israeli airport security. they let anyone who is not a terrorist through...even christians and muslims...gasp! and you don't have to be a jew or living in israel to know their amazing record for plane safety.
Except that would be racist and profiling, so while the black dude is checking in his ticking bomb bag, TSA would be forced to feel up some 4 yr old that their random algorithms chose from the line to ensure they don't unfairly target a black dude.
Honestly, Israel uses profiling and interrogation on all their passengers and it's very effective. They hire intelligent people who don't give a fuck about you getting on that plane if you look suspicious. TSA is just to dumb to do this effectively.
1. Musk makes the batteries. He's finding a potentially huge market to build economies of scale into the battery production.
2. Some communities in the world don't have reliable grids or power generation facilities.
3. Less haggle with the utilities, less red tape to build a stand alone system.
I work at a pretty representative tech company. I plan and control the budget for these types of activities. I think I would know.
We're not talking about you hacking away in your mom's garage...or a tiny company running with no overhead. We're talking about a typical engineer at a Google/Facebook/IBM/etc making $100K+/yr who's actual cost (i.e bill rate) is at least $300K+/yr...being funded for a month.
setting up a dev environment is all you need? white boarding is all you need?
no, those are things you need to do before you even ask for money.
it takes $25K for one single mid level engineer to just write some code for a few weeks, see if he can break through the most likely failure points.
has nothing to do with focus groups or feasibility studies. if you want to do that, drop another $100K on top.