Exactly right. If Google can make self-driving cars, there are at least two other companies in the world (and probably many more) that can (and will) make competing self-driving cars. The timeline is a big longer, but the basic rules are the same.
As much as we all like to think we're exceptional, we aren't.
I just heard of them from a friend who will be joining and I was skeptical at first. Their model seems to be to attach/install peripherals to a non- self-driving car and turn it into a self driving car. That way they can compete on a level with Google (optimistically) but don't need to manufacture vehicles.
As much as we all like to think we're exceptional, we aren't.