The autonomous car is one of the hottest topics inside the industry, and outside of it too. That’s because many Silicon Valley companies have pushed the issue so hard that it has entered the public consciousness. Silicon Valley companies have none of the reticence and risk-aversion of the cold-rolled steel guys. They see AI and autonomy as vulnerable entry points into the transportation industry, and are forging ahead full-throttle. Whether Google with their endless betas, or Tesla with their Level 2 commercialized cars, but even Uber, Apple, and startups like Zoox. All of these names are new to the auto industry, but writing the future. But hold on: The OEMs have a wealth of autonomous driving technologies in their development programs, but have historically been cautious about pushing them to market "too quickly". Safety and caution are in their DNA. There are risks of lawsuits, and there are strategic concerns that faster acceptance of autonomous cars also means accelerating the shift towards a sharing economy and TaaS – or fewer car sales. Does that mean that new companies will be the builders of the autonomous car, or will the incumbent OEMs take their many projects out of the labs, and put them in the showroom, too? Sometimes, the future is an evolution of the present, but other times, the industry is so disrupted legacy players struggle to adapt. It's unclear what type of situation transportation fits into – a giant leap or baby steps. So, who is going to build the autonomous car of the future, the old or the new?