A good comparison of what Google's probably looking for here is what Disney managed with Disney World: A special zone that exempts them from a lot of regulations, or allows them to set their own. Similarly, of course, Disney was hoping to build a "city of the future" there. The difference is, Disney got permission to do this in the middle of nowhere (literally swampland), and Google's hoping to get this authority inside a major metropolitan area.<p>I watched a video recently on it here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeWOc-cjfY0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeWOc-cjfY0</a> ("Disney World's Private Government", 8 minutes, decently informative)