one assumes either it hopes to get revenue from (a) more eyeballs on Google-ad-powered screens (phones, dashboard, and especially heads-up displays) in a world of AVs, (b) cutting a licensing deal with manufacturers, or (c) providing mobility services directly a la Uber-type of business
Source: transportist.org
Amazing how long it has taken to extract Google’s Self-Driving business model, will we ever know? The auto industry generally does not trust them, but they owe a lot for having recreated excitement for technology in cars again.