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Self-Driving Vehicles: The Future Always Takes Longer to Arrive (Part 1)

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But a realistic understanding of the potential timeline for autonomous vehicle adoption is vital to decision making as a startup entrepreneur or investor in this area. . ==. Adaptive cruise control –> Mitsubishi & Toyota developed LIDAR systems in early ’90s, Mercedes first launched radar systems in 1999).

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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I also joke with Reid Hoffman that this was back in the days before he was “Reid” Reid’s an incredible entrepreneur, startup investor, and human being. This is my 2nd time trying this, first time was in 1999. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. link] leehower. A lot has changed.

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Hardware, IoT, and the Long Arc of the Internet

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I’m still waiting for the internet-connected refrigerator I was promised in 1999 that would order milk automatically. But there’s a reasonable probability the next time I do buy a refrigerator, it may connect to the internet for the purpose of the OEM to analyze its use or troubleshoot repairs.

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Hardware, IoT, and the Long Arc of the Internet

Agile VC

I’m still waiting for the internet-connected refrigerator I was promised in 1999 that would order milk automatically. But there’s a reasonable probability the next time I do buy a refrigerator, it may connect to the internet for the purpose of the OEM to analyze its use or troubleshoot repairs.

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