It's Urmson, who likes conservative, safe designs. They may be the winner in the end.
The competition in self-driving is thinning. Uber gave up. Volvo gave up. Apple gave up. Tesla is stuck at the driver-assistance level. Cruise is having problems, but they do have lots of test vehicles on the road. Waymo is soldiering on, but their plug might be pulled. Google/Alphabet are cutting back on "moonshots", not having had much success with any of them. (See list from 2016. Any successes?)[1]
The competition in self-driving is thinning. Uber gave up. Volvo gave up. Apple gave up. Tesla is stuck at the driver-assistance level. Cruise is having problems, but they do have lots of test vehicles on the road. Waymo is soldiering on, but their plug might be pulled. Google/Alphabet are cutting back on "moonshots", not having had much success with any of them. (See list from 2016. Any successes?)[1]
[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/20-moonshot-projects-by-goog...