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> My guess is that Uber simply wants to maintain some hope of future growth, particularly with their autonomous car program in shambles. They also benefit from

> My guess is that Uber simply wants to maintain some hope of future growth, particularly with their autonomous car program in shambles. They also benefit from future free advertising. Everytime you'll see a bit of news talking about autonomous drones, flying taxis, or the like, you can bet that the writer will mention Uber, thus giving them free Brand recognition. The same happened with Amazon's delivery drones, or Uber self driving cabs.

paulific 8y ago
I missread that as "self driving crabs" and now I want to see that. :-)
- ben_w 8y ago
  You jest, but cybernetic implants to remote control cockroaches and flying beetles is a thing, and even normal people can buy the former (RoboRoach Bundle is about US$160), so I wouldn’t be very surprised if someone makes a crab-based delivery cyborg.
  - stefanpl 8y ago
    Wow. That's actually mind blowing... I never would have thought that neural interfacing could be so cheap and affordable
    - opencl 8y ago
      Neural interfacing is not that complicated. It's just a microcontroller with two of the GPIO pins connected to antenna nerves, at most $5 worth of hardware.
      - TeMPOraL 8y ago
        In similar fashion, you can "mind control" a cat with a laser pointer.
- taneq 8y ago
  Um, all crabs are self driving when alive.