G AS MUCH FOR
WATER AS THEY'RE PAYING FOR
THEIR MORTGAGE!
>> Devin: THE FOLKS AT GOOGLE
HAVE BEEN HITTING THE SEARCH
BUTTON ON NOVI.
THE COMPANY WILL OPEN A
50,000-SQUARE-FOOT COMPLEX THERE
BUT WON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE SEARCH ENGINE.
IT WILL BE TO DEVELOP THIS, THE
SELF-DRIVING CAR.
JASON COLTHORP HAS MORE ON THIS.
PRETTY DARN BIG!
>> Jason: AND EVERY TIME WE GET
ONE OF THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT
CAR COMPANIES PARTNERING WITH
THE TECH GIANTS, WE SEE THE
FUTURE COMING AND GET A LITTLE
MORE EXCITED.
PRETTY SOON, YOU LEAVE WORK,
PUNCH IN THE ADDRESS, SIT BACK
AND READ A BOOK, RIGHT?
WE AS DRIVERS MAY HAVE SOME
GETTING USED TO.
CARS LIKE THIS MAY BE A THING OF
THE PAST VERY SOON.
BUT IN THE CITY OF NOVI, IT'S
ALL IN.
AND WHY WOULDN'T IT BE WHEN YOU
HAVE GOOGLE SETTING UP SHOP IN
YOUR CITY.
>> EVERYBODY IS EXCITED.
>> Jason: AND WHY WOULDN'T THE
CITY MANAGER BE EXCITED WITH
GOOGLE TO SET UP IN HIS TOWN AND
CURRENTLY REMODELING THIS
53,000-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE NEAR 12
MILE AND BECK ROAD.
>> THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF
WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND
ATTRACTING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT FIRMS, CONNECTED
VEHICLES, DRIVERLESS VEHICLES.
>> Jason: AND SAYING TODAY
MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN
WORKING IN THE DETROIT AREA ON
THIS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PAST FEW
YEARS AND LAST MONTH ANNOUNCED A
PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRYSLER AND
THE FIRST VEHICLE WILL BE THE
CHRYSLER PACIFICA.
>> IT MAKES US LAZY.
>> Jason: THE CONCEPT STRAIGHT
OUT OF THE MOVIES IS ONE MANY
ARE READY FOR.
>> IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING: ONCE
YOU TRY IT OUT AT FIRST, YOU'RE
HESITANT ABOUT IT, BUT THEN GET
USED TO IT, OKAY, IT'S
CONVENIENT AND INCORPORATE IT
INTO YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE.
>> Jason: SOME AREN'T SO SURE.
>> THERE'S TOO MUCH OF A CHANCE
FOR ERROR.
>> Jason: WE LIKE TO BE IN
CONTROL?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND SO MUCH WE'RE NOT IN CONTROL
OF.
SO BY BEING BEHIND THE WHEEL
SAFELY AND USING GOOD JUDGMENT,
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> Jason: MAYBE IT DOES MAKE US
A LITTLE MORE LAZY, BUT
SOMETHING TO BE SAID, IT COULD
EQUAL MORE SAFETY.
AND THE BIG 3 HAS HAD
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PARTNERING WITH
TECH COMPANIES, AND THIS IS GOOD
FOR THE REGION AND THE STATE AS
A WHOLE.
