Then it would be useless to the people who spent the money, because they wouldn't have the cars and cameras and ongoing support and research that they wanted to spend that money on.
Sounds like you're arguing a different point. My assumption was that 'x' == "86 million" AND 'x' == "the amount it costs to develop the software". So, I would just replace "86 million" with "actual cost of developing the software".
Yes, I was arguing that your assumption was wrong.
"straw man" - an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument