The immense growth opportunities in this autonomous vehicle market are luring enough to attract other tech giants like Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN and Baidu BIDU which are also leaving no stone unturned to grab a piece of this market pie. In fact, the iPhone maker has hired Doug Field, a former chief Tesla vehicle engineer, and Jaime Waydo, a former Waymo engineer & NASA veteran, for its own self-driving project. This move is likely to speed up the launch of its self-driving car. Further, the e-commerce giant has recently patented an autonomous driving technology that deals with the navigation of traffic jams, construction and weather condition. Meanwhile, the Chinese search company Baidu has added Apolong, an autonomous mini bus, to its Apollo autonomous driving platform. Nevertheless, Waymo One provides Alphabet the first mover advantage which is anticipated to strengthen its competitive position against its peers.