Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company
by monocasa on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @04:38PM
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> The people-transport industry is also worth more than the goods transport industry
[citation needed]
Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company
by londons_explore on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @05:28PM
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1% of the US population are truck drivers[1]. 13% of an average american's income is spent on transport [2].
I'm going to assert that 100% of the income of that 1% of the population is less than 13% of the whole population's income.
[1]: http://www.alltrucking.com/faq/truck-drivers-in-the-usa/ [2]: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm
Ie. you're gonna have to get new laws in place allowing empty vehicles in not just one, but many states.
Current driverless carpool plans might well only allow use when someone is in the vehicle, and they will likley only operate in a single state. The people-transport industry is also worth more than the goods transport industry.