Technology
The Pros and Cons of Self-Driving Cars
The Pros and Cons of Self-Driving Cars
The next time you honk at another car on the freeway, there is a small chance that it is actually a self-driving robot.
Coupled with the emergence of the electric vehicle, self-driving cars are one of the hottest topics in the automotive industry. Just as any other time where there is the potential to disrupt the current marketplace, there are investment consequences worth noting.
Even a small market penetration of self-driving cars will have big implications on traditional industries. Insurance rates, the transport industry, apps such as Uber or Lyft, and of course, the traditional auto marketplace will be affected. Automotive giants that are not able to keep up may have trouble keeping revenues in line with competitors. At the same time, it may be a boon for the companies that are inventing and proliferating the new technologies to make this future possible.
On the automotive side, Fool.com cites Google, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi as leaders in the field of developing self-driving vehicles. On the tech side, Delphi Automotive (NYSE: DLPH), Autoliv (NYSE: ALV), and American Tower (NYSE: AMT) as companies that are making big advances in cameras, sensors, and other parts necessary to implement the technology.
Original graphic from: CJ Pony Parts
Brands
How Tech Logos Have Evolved Over Time
From complete overhauls to more subtle tweaks, these tech logos have had quite a journey. Featuring: Google, Apple, and more.
How Tech Logos Have Evolved Over Time
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One would be hard-pressed to find a company that has never changed its logo. Granted, some brands—like Rolex, IBM, and Coca-Cola—tend to just have more minimalistic updates. But other companies undergo an entire identity change, thus necessitating a full overhaul.
In this graphic, we visualized the evolution of prominent tech companies’ logos over time. All of these brands ranked highly in a Q1 2024 YouGov study of America’s most famous tech brands. The logo changes are sourced from 1000logos.net.
How Many Times Has Google Changed Its Logo?
Google and Facebook share a 98% fame rating according to YouGov. But while Facebook’s rise was captured in The Social Network (2010), Google’s history tends to be a little less lionized in popular culture.
For example, Google was initially called “Backrub” because it analyzed “back links” to understand how important a website was. Since its founding, Google has undergone eight logo changes, finally settling on its current one in 2015.
| Company | Number of Logo Changes |
|---|---|
| 8 | |
| HP | 8 |
| Amazon | 6 |
| Microsoft | 6 |
| Samsung | 6 |
| Apple | 5* |
Note: *Includes color changes. Source: 1000Logos.net
Another fun origin story is Microsoft, which started off as Traf-O-Data, a traffic counter reading company that generated reports for traffic engineers. By 1975, the company was renamed. But it wasn’t until 2012 that Microsoft put the iconic Windows logo—still the most popular desktop operating system—alongside its name.
And then there’s Samsung, which started as a grocery trading store in 1938. Its pivot to electronics started in the 1970s with black and white television sets. For 55 years, the company kept some form of stars from its first logo, until 1993, when the iconic encircled blue Samsung logo debuted.
Finally, Apple’s first logo in 1976 featured Isaac Newton reading under a tree—moments before an apple fell on his head. Two years later, the iconic bitten apple logo would be designed at Steve Jobs’ behest, and it would take another two decades for it to go monochrome.
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