And when the agreement completes they'll each gain +200 science.
U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement
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Re: U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement
#92Isn't it ironic whilst Google's engineers are mass protesting against military contracts, Uber already signed a whole bunch without any moral dilemma whatsover. Tells a lot about the company ethics there. On a separate note, could someone enlighten how stacked co-rotoring (moving towards the same direction) may make the aircraft silent and not noisier?
Engineers would much prefer to work for Google than Uber.
Re: U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement
#93Or would it be time to give up on Uber and finally admit that they're neither a technology company nor anything else "groundbreaking" that Valley thinks they are. "Technology" for the company has been coming up with a mobile app to connect drivers and potential customers - something hardly groundbreaking. Probably the most groundbreaking technological thing coming from these guys has been the multiple evasion softwar…
> "Technology" for the company has been coming up with a mobile app to connect drivers and potential customers - something hardly groundbreaking
Re: U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement
#94Interesting, military only gave ~$1M for such an ambitious project while Uber is burning billions a year and could easily afford this. My speculation is that this partnership is first and foremost an attempt to provide Uber with a patina of respectability for this attempt and access to military technical expertise. Uber just crashed and burned on self driving, something it desperately needs to quench its towering mon…
I guess they’re starting their IPO roadshow by trying to stay in the news as much as possible.
With as flimsy as this is, is it an ICO* roadshow?
Re: U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement
#95Isn't it ironic whilst Google's engineers are mass protesting against military contracts, Uber already signed a whole bunch without any moral dilemma whatsover. Tells a lot about the company ethics there. On a separate note, could someone enlighten how stacked co-rotoring (moving towards the same direction) may make the aircraft silent and not noisier?
> "Google's engineers are mass protesting" ~12 Google employees resigned. Out of ~4,000 signers to the petition. Out of ~74,000 total employees. A drop in the bucket. Clearly the vast majority of google employees don't care, rationalize away, or excuse the fact that they work for the military industrial complex.
You also work for the Military Industrial Complex if you live in the U.S and contribute taxes.
Re: U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement
#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
Could it be a front for some other kind of deal? It sounds a bit paranoid but if it's classified they wouldn't tell us anyway.
Most probably from government side this is purely a bold "In case these guys manage to do it we don't want the tech to fall to hands of so let's get contract on their R&D now and keep eye on it. If they succeed we'll push for exclusivity and if they fail, well it's a million, who cares. We're already some 20 trillion in debt so pish posh."
It was a 500k match not 1 million.
Re: U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement
#97You can see a picture of the "stacked co-rotating rotors" on their partners website: http://www.launchpnt.com/
Re: U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement
#98Interesting, military only gave ~$1M for such an ambitious project while Uber is burning billions a year and could easily afford this. My speculation is that this partnership is first and foremost an attempt to provide Uber with a patina of respectability for this attempt and access to military technical expertise. Uber just crashed and burned on self driving, something it desperately needs to quench its towering mon…
This is a cooperative research and development agreement ("CRADA"), which is generally a technology sharing vehicle. Money flows from the non-federal party to the federal party on these agreements. Looks like ARL is matching the funds, so Uber is putting $500k on the CRADA and ARL will reciprocate with $500k in sole-source funding on an actual contracting vehicle. I'd be surprised if the $500k paid for anything more…
I have done multiple CRADAs and frankly believe they are the most underutilized tool in the tech industry, they're the intellectual equivalent of buying mining rights for $5/acre.
The government has staggeringly interesting problems that need solving and sole access to some very interesting data, which they will happily share as long as you bring your own pick-axe and shovel.
Go to federallabs.org and start shopping. It's not Amazon, you'll have to actually go to some of these places and meet the custodians of the problems and data, but it's worth it.
I've said Google is where the future falls from the sky like rain. These labs are like the Mississippi River basin, all the water goes here.
The key is prospecting. You want to look around, get a good idea of how big a particular reserve is, and go for something big. You may have to start small, but keep your eye on the prize and work up a glide slope. You can get there. The law was created so you can get there.
Key programs
* Veterans Affairs
* DoD: too many labs to name, coordinated by each service, ONR, AFRL, and ARL
* NOAA
* DoE
* DoI
* DHS
Really, get a look at the Death and Taxes Poster if you want to shop by category. But the labs are the shelves lined with product you need to shop through.
Re: U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement
#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
> "Google's engineers are mass protesting" ~12 Google employees resigned. Out of ~4,000 signers to the petition. Out of ~74,000 total employees. A drop in the bucket. Clearly the vast majority of google employees don't care, rationalize away, or excuse the fact that they work for the military industrial complex.
You also work for the Military Industrial Complex if you live in the U.S and contribute taxes.
More like coerced, there is no option.
Re: U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement
#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
You also work for the Military Industrial Complex if you live in the U.S and contribute taxes.
More like coerced, there is no option.
Vote for someone else? If people actually care, and it seems a great number do, it is possible to actually do something.