The market research firm that put this together is in the business of selling expensive reports and custom consulting engagements to auto manufacturers to aid with automotive strategy. They have a business interest to make lesser known firms appear to be the biggest threat as it makes their services more valuable. Any manufacturer can benchmark self-driving performance on the widely available Tesla, but it will be di…
> They fact they don't even have Comma.ai on the list suggests this is a garbage tier ranking study. They also don't have my OS self-driving hardware and software plans. Comma.ai is a cool toy, but it's a joke in the world of real self-driving. > make lesser known firms appear to be the biggest threat Lesser known firms like their top four Waymo, Baidu, Mobileye and Cruise? Yeah, okay.
Edit: here it is https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nsb2XBAIWyA