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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by morgante on Sunday August 21, 2016 @01:52AM (#12329608)
> They will always need drivers just to stave off banditry

This is an argument I have never understood.

Do you really think the only thing preventing highway robbers is a driver? If anything, self-driving trucks would likely be able to respond more effectively as they can call police without fearing for their lives.

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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by dmoo on Sunday August 21, 2016 @03:21AM (#12329830)
Is there then a question about how high a priority this robbery will be for the police since no life is in danger? Perhaps trucking companies will have to hire security guards instead of drivers...
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