Genuine question: Has Google ever achieved financial success with a moonshot project?
Google Glass seems to have come closest to becoming an actual product, but it eventually crashed and burned as well.
The self-driving car was a great technological success, but I really wonder how Google plans to monetize it. Years ago, when Google was the only major company doing self-driving-cars, there was a lot of buzz and potential. But they didn't seem to capitalize on that in any way. Now that Tesla and every other major car company has achieved near-parity, I really wonder what Google's end-game is for self-driving cars.
In general, a lot of these moonshot projects sound so zany, that I wonder if the division will ever recoup its investment.
Google Glass seems to have come closest to becoming an actual product, but it eventually crashed and burned as well.
The self-driving car was a great technological success, but I really wonder how Google plans to monetize it. Years ago, when Google was the only major company doing self-driving-cars, there was a lot of buzz and potential. But they didn't seem to capitalize on that in any way. Now that Tesla and every other major car company has achieved near-parity, I really wonder what Google's end-game is for self-driving cars.
In general, a lot of these moonshot projects sound so zany, that I wonder if the division will ever recoup its investment.