Pichai took over Android business from that group's founder, Andy Rubin, managing the market leading smartphone operating system globally
Alphabet shares have underperformed relative to some peers, rising 17% in the last 12 months entering Monday, compared with a 33% gain for Microsoft and 29% for Facebook
While Google has joined other major technology companies like Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in developing smartphones, it has yet to develop any wearable offerings
Whoever owns the most detailed version of up-to-the-minute maps will own an asset worth billions