Detroit - Still the Automotive Capital of the World?

[ndavies]

Silicon valley decides it's just too hard to make cars:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-is-in-detroit

[bust]

Awesome! Thanks for posting.

After following links from that article I'm excited to learn Ford is investing in Lidar, and 3D Map technology:

Ford Speeds Driverless Work With Lidar Stake, Double Staff
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...e-double-staff

Ford Invests in Startup That Makes Maps for Self-Driving Cars
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...f-driving-cars

And GM bought Cruise Automation, but I knew that already:

Detroit Has Valley Envy
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...on-valley-envy

It was interesting to see confirmation in the original article of what has already been mentioned in these forums: that Detroit is struggling to recruit enough software engineers. I hope that issue is resolved. Once enough of a software development culture exists in a region critical mass will take over and hopefully the problem goes away.

I'm interested why too few software engineers are lured to Detroit. I don't know the auto industry but I do know the software industry, and I suggest Lear got it right when they opened their innovation center next to Capitol Park:

Howes: Lear’s Detroit Play Signals Growing Tech Boom
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/bus...boom/92395402/