Re:Uber’s First Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh Thi...
by stale2002 on Thursday August 18, 2016 @03:55PM
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There would still be human driven taxis. The whole point of uber is that it is an on demand platform.
When it is sunny, the self driving cars are out and about, and the price is low.
When it is raining, the self driving cars stop taking passengers, and the price goes up, with surge pricing, which is handled by human drivers.
You don't keep drivers on retainer. You simply publish the price, and if the drivers like the price, then they can accept the job. If not, then they don't. If there is a shortage, then you use surge pricing until the shortage no longer exists at the given price point.
For trucks and supermarkets, if it is raining then you pay human drivers. If not, then self driving. BAM, labor costs have gone down by 50%.
When it is sunny, the self driving cars are out and about, and the price is low.
When it is raining, the self driving cars stop taking passengers, and the price goes up, with surge pricing, which is handled by human drivers.
You don't keep drivers on retainer. You simply publish the price, and if the drivers like the price, then they can accept the job. If not, then they don't. If there is a shortage, then you use surge pricing until the shortage no longer exists at the given price point.
For trucks and supermarkets, if it is raining then you pay human drivers. If not, then self driving. BAM, labor costs have gone down by 50%.