Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole Car Thing

Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by jawbone3 on Sunday December 25, 2016 @08:27PM (#13256398)

All you save is the driver and some fraction of the accidents, and you gain a lot of sensors that need maintenance. Free transportation would be something indeed, but uber will never be more than a cheap taxi, and "cheap" is just a function of income.

Additionally, taxi service doesn't have to be unreliable, that's more about american car ownership being so high there isn't much market for taxis.

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Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by BurningFrog on Sunday December 25, 2016 @10:57PM (#13256855)

I think the typical SDC taxi will be a two seater. Getting rid of the driver not only saves on wages, but also space, weight, fuel etc.

By "unreliable" I mostly meant the primitive "call your local monopoly, and they may or may not send you a car in 1-30 minutes, so just stand there and wait and worry" system as opposed to the quick and visible Uber/Lyft experience.

I agree that taxi could work like that, I've just gotten used to the thoroughly rotten SF taxi system.

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