I mean this in the kindest way possible when I say that the most recent generation has a lot of growing up to do, both metaphorically and physically. If millennials are champions of the moment, ready to move on to whatever will garner likes on social media, then the current generation is a group of individuals who are so concerned with how other people view them that they’ll hardly ever speak for what they believe in. Rather than risk hurting someone’s feelings or contradicting someone else’s opinion, they remain complacent in the face of injustices and moral imbalances. If you ask one of these people to tell you what’s wrong, they’ll list, without end, what the issues they have with modern society. If you ask them what steps they’ve done to correct these issues, they’ll tell they signed an online petition or reposted a meaningful graphic on Instagram.
Well, I feel much calmer now, and I’m ready to tell you what you missed in the news yesterday.
“(Self)Drive” By Incubus
Waymo, a former Google self-driving startup that ultimately became its own entity under the auspices of Alphabet (GOOGL) today announced that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation officially voted to approve the company’s request to develop a manufacturing facility in Michigan to begin mass-producing autonomous vehicles. Given the close-knit fabric of the American automotive industry and the State of Michigan, it was only natural that Waymo looks to set up shop there.
“Waymo will first identify a facility in Southeast Michigan and, over the next few years, aim to create hundreds of local jobs in the community. We’ll be looking for engineers, operations experts, and fleet coordinators to join our team and help assemble and deploy our self-driving cars. This will be the world’s first factory 100%-dedicated to the mass production of L4 autonomous vehicles. As we begin to commercialize our business and vehicle supply grows, we’re laying the foundation for a scalable, robust vehicle integration plan, starting in Michigan.”
–an official announcement from Waymo
Per the official announcement from Waymo, the location of their Michigan facility has yet to be decided, outside of their plan to build in southeast Michigan. Additionally, the factor will create up to 400 new jobs, according to TechCrunch.
Government Still Shutdown? Yikes…
According to recent reports, the US Senate will vote on two proposals meant too reopen the government shutdown later this week — one backed by Republicans and the other backed by Democrats — with both most likely going to fail. Ironically enough, the Republican-backed proposal is supported by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell who’s echoed nearly every sentiment expressed by President Donald Trump throughout the course of the almost month-long partial government shutdown.
“Without a Wall, our Country can never have Border or National Security. With a powerful Wall or Steel Barrier, Crime Rates (and Drugs) will go substantially down all over the U.S. The Dems know this but want to play political games. Must finally be done correctly. No Cave!”
–President Donald Trump via Twitter
