Define waste - compared to keeping this kind legal capacity on government payroll permanently it’s a bargain.

They were done with him acting as a public servant. If he acted criminally it is up to the state to take action against him as an individual.

thats already in the works...

The fewer self-driven cars the better from a traffic standpoint, but there will be massive reductions in traffic regardless

With car to car communication Autonomous absolutely would tailgate. Even at very high speed they could brake in unison and rely on the vehicle at the very front to communicate to all the others following what obstructions are in the way. And that is one of the biggest reasons why autonomous cars when they are fully…

it is the prudent thing to do. the alterntive would be to hire more govt lawyers and keep them on for some thing like this which comes along maybe once in a decade - if that. That would be a far greater waste of money. And the dems know that.

no that is not how it works. the governor is a representative of the public and his actions that are involved in this case were done on behalf of that public.

I read it and am familiar with.

No you don't understand the load that this case puts on the AG. Way beyond that offices capability. It is pretty customary to contract one-Offs like this out.

So the democrats would hire lawyers as public employees with full benefits and pensions to keep on staff just in case the government gets sued?

Crack Pipe?

Or some kind of autonomous drive tech that they will claim to be the best on the market.

How does lidar work when the sensors are caked in mud, snow or frozen kick?

Cars like this illustrate the argument that very few cars built from about 1985 on will ever be truly collectible.

And we absolutely should not.

J&j does do that. This is not unlike the software Biz in that respect.

Big pharma dominates biotech:

Pharma invests in lots of research - some of it exceptionally long-term - just look at the history of biologics...

Hardly ground breaking or revolutionary. And certainly not meriting taxpayer funding.

Agreed re pure research - govt can play a role.