don't kick a real dog unless you are michael vick.going to talk about with this robot dog means for the future of google, the future technology -- future of data collection. you can always catch us on your favorite device. we're streaming on your favorite device, amazon tv, apple tv, you name it, we are there. ♪ ♪ >> you are watching "bloomberg west" where we cover innovation, technology and the future of business. i'm cory johnson. is uber worried about google rolling out a series of driverless cars? a board member spoke at the goldman sachs technology conference. >> a lot of really large companies have done a good job at what i would call distracting the press by profiling self driving cars or drones. how many large market cap companies have done a drone pr they want to appear innovative -- event? they want to appear innovative and this kind of thing but ask any analyst covering google where are the revenues for autonomous cars in the next five or 10 years and i know the answer, it's zero. >> zero. revenue aside, google is spending

. >> i have to think with all of the kicking of that dog, michael vick was involved somehow.ou very much. we appreciate it. coming up, the silicon round up. we will talk about the funding of startups. that story is next, on "bloomberg west." ♪ >> i am cory johnson, and this is "bloomberg west." helping to promote london-based technology companies highlighting a new report that shows u.s. investors are pouring more money into london startups than ever before, and $97 million -- $795 million, more than 2014. our next guest has played a large role in recruiting those investors. a digital advisor joins me right now from new york. thank you very much for joining us. what is going on in london? if i were there, how would it look different from what i have seen ever you are or five years ago? >> the economy has completely transformed. the government recognized there were green shoots in the economic trouble, and looking at how we can help these companies grow and give them the incentives we need, and now i am happy to report that we are the world's largest digital economy in terms o

. >> all we have to do is create a robot michael vick.elt bad for -- even forgetting our video where we had the sad music and soundtrack , watching the video because it looks animalistic or whatever you felt bad. it is because of the way it recovered. it looked like a real animal. we have to do something about that. we have to not make them look anything remotely like living creatures. >> you don't want sympathy for them. >> no, i want to abuse them and not feel bad. >> aren't you glad i didn't make comments about a room full of robot cats? >> i was until just then. >> 11 me bruce -- lenny bruce would have let that go. >> is robot bling going to be big in the future? >> it will be the natural born dogs versus the robot dogs and then it will go by species. is that what they are called? species? i do think it will go far if we start dressing these dogs up in cute outfits. >> i'm so sorry. the breakfast club turns 30 next. >>> o block. e block. that's the last story. >> ♪ don't you forget about me ♪ >> that song is of course from the classic

melissa: i was uncomfortable like a michael vick moment. >> the robots are taking over at some point. yeah. >> don't kick them, in fact i would like to say who is this dog, who is good boy? you're a good boy. i would never kick you. melissa: weighs about 100 pounds less than big dog. works the same. developers say it can be used for search-and-rescue missions, mapping, access to disaster zones. after elon tweeted what in the world could we use these things on. people piled on. all kinds of things. therapy pet. doesn't have to take outside and pick up after it. here in new york a lot of advantages. what do you think? >> remarkably alot of applications for this. overseas in dangerous places and all sorts of things. >> question when do they apply artificial intelligence to a device? then you have more moral and regulatory questions i suppose. melissa: safety questions. that is sort of where a lot of great minds have gone saying this is a dangerous thing down the road. including, elon musk. but seems like it is inevitable. boston dynamics the company behind this i mean we're going to see

michael vick's infinity is there, and he hadn't seen what was done to his car before this auto show. and jeremy macklin's escalade is on display, comes complete with his signature on the headrest and we speak to the guy who did it all. >> we do anything full custom body kits l.e.d. lighting a full vehicle wrap. a lot of guys like to change the color of the car once they get it after-market. wheels and tires are real big. it seems like really during the off-season times like this is when the guys are thinking about getting stuff done to their cars. they have a little bit more time to think about what they want to do because during the season they're pretty busy. >> reporter: of course without a team in the fight tonight, the next best thing is watching it at home and eating. am i right? >> coming up at 6:30 we'll show you the preparations underway right now to get the super bowl feast prepped and ready. first, i'll send it over to my colleague, keith jones. he is in a much warmer dplenglendale arizona, this morning. and i bet the excitement is just beginning. >> reporter: just startin

. >> it is funny, i know that you have worked with michael vick, and all of the eagles, as well as allen some of the other sports celebrities, right. >> but you also know about this whole thing account kids. we have talked about this off camera. sometimes, there are rotten parent like myself, who say, it is just growing pains. take some tylenol. go to bed. before we show people some of the dynamics every these kids, you say, there are some things if we hear these that we should be calling a doctor like, number one, their legs hurt. >> legs hurt. they don't want to go out for recess, don't want to play gym, practicing at the ends. day they say it is too sore, every time i go to practice every time i go to play, i don't want to do it any more. would rather be in the school play. i used to be fast. i'm not fast any more. and if you see your kids, just like limp, gymp, change their style, their attitude, sports, keeps them healthy and active, so, they start doing little weird stuff. >> they don't want to do recess? >> don't want recess, they don't want to do gym. >> let's look at these ladie