The four horsemen of connected cars

The stakes are high and the largest public and private technology companies have set their sights on transportation as the next growth area. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that transportation represents 17% of consumer spending, topped only by housing expenses at 33%. Together, Google, Apple, Uber and Tesla pack the biggest threat to established automakers. They have spurred a flurry of deal making, engineering team building, and set a pace for innovation that the automobile industry has not seen for decades. Google: The data giant ready to fund any project to put them ahead Google has heavily promoted its work with autonomous vehicles and stands to benefit from one of the most aggressive mapping endeavors ever undertaken on our planet.