Peter Landers

Companies are more active even than Waymo in trying to set up demonstration projects and experimental projects in the Middle East, in European countries.

So I think it's a race in many areas, not just robo-taxis.

I offered that as one example.

And it's also in AI and things like LLMs.

So it's a race to set those global standards for AI and also be the most widely used

I think that's right.

And with robotaxis, of course, safety is the overriding determinant, I think.

If a Chinese robotaxi can get from point A to point B safely, then why not go for the cheaper Chinese model?

What you said is entirely right.

And so many fields that China is taking the world lead in.

I had the opportunity when I was in China to take the bullet train from Beijing South Station to Hangzhou.

It's four hours and 20 minutes, roughly.

As someone who lived in Japan for a long time, it took a lot of bullet trains that are very fast and efficient and clean and enjoyable.

I was just bowled over by how pleasant this train was as well.

Certainly when it comes, for example, to anybody around the world who wants to build a high-speed rail system, would probably want to consider relying on Chinese technology, Chinese trains, and the operations system.

And whenever we talk about China dominating or hoping to dominate so many different fields, whether it be AI, chips, bullet trains…

Robotaxis, you name it.

And the world gets nothing, only the right to buy these Chinese technologies and kind of be subservient to Beijing's leadership.

One wonders whether the rest of the world really wants to be in that position.

There is a contradiction in trying to dominate everything without thinking of what the rest of the world needs and also what the rest of the world can give China in return for these technologies.