Ford’s Interest in Autonomous Cars, iOS 11 Wish List – TMO Daily Observations 2017-05-22
The car market just took an interesting turn because Ford’s new CEO was running the company’s autonomous vehicle division. Bryan Chaffin and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to discuss how what that means for the car industry and the other companies with autonomous vehicle aspirations. They also share some thoughts on what Apple may have planned for its iOS 11 announcements at next month’s Worldwide Developer Conference.
Show Notes
- Ford Ousts Mark Fields as C.E.O. and Installs Jim Hackett
- A Stellar Concept Video for iOS 11 and the Rebirth of the Mac
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I was very engaged by the topic yesterday. Particularly about whether Apple should continue to keep their car activities still a “secret”. This then continued to evolve to whether or not Apple should continue to invest in this endeavor, with thoughts by John about other heavy hitters in the autonomous car arena. I thought with 3 tech journalists there was something that was missed and I was waiting for it to surface. There are many reasons to embark on R&D, one is future product development, simply what can be learned that can be used in other areas, but a prime reason always in the background is applications for patents in a new area that is growing. If Apple does nothing other than creating a number of patents in this area, then I believe it is still a win especially if those patents are something that will used by other companies to realize a autonomous vehicle. I probably think of this because I am a Software Engineer for a high tech company and I know its always stressed to create patent applications so that we can continually expand the company’s patent portfolio. I love your podcast, its the highlight of my day, keep up the good work.
Dennis Jurgensen