When Silicon Valley wants to look good, it measures itself against Detroit.
The comparison goes like this:
If automotive technology had kept pace with computer technology over
the past few decades, you would now be driving a V-32 instead of a V-8,
and it would have a top speed of 10,000 miles per hour. Or you could
have an economy car that weighs 30 pounds and gets a thousand miles
to a gallon of gas. In either case, the sticker price of a new car
would be less than $50.
In response to all this goading, Detroit grumbles:
Yes, but would you really want to drive a car that crashes twice a day?
