Re:Unexpected Consequences of Self-Driving Cars
by chaosphere2112 on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @09:42AM
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>> Safety - they'll be safer. Period.
> No. I don't think so. Not in the foreseeable future at least..
According to the NHTSA[1], they already are.
>>* It's a natural extension for cos like uber - how else can they bring costs down enough?
> I don't know or care.
The point is that they're dumping money into the tech for their own purposes, regardless of effectiveness as a consumer product
>> It meshes well with other aspects of tech reducing friction - deliveries will be cheaper (think dinner, groceries, taskrabbit)
> Well, why do you think the providers will reduce the cost? They can always add to their profit, instead of making the service cheaper.
I sure hope they do; I'd doubt any of those comapanies make any profit as is. And again, they'll be willing to spend lots of money on the cars, making them a viable product without the consumer market.
> No. I don't think so. Not in the foreseeable future at least..
According to the NHTSA[1], they already are.
>>* It's a natural extension for cos like uber - how else can they bring costs down enough?
> I don't know or care.
The point is that they're dumping money into the tech for their own purposes, regardless of effectiveness as a consumer product
>> It meshes well with other aspects of tech reducing friction - deliveries will be cheaper (think dinner, groceries, taskrabbit)
> Well, why do you think the providers will reduce the cost? They can always add to their profit, instead of making the service cheaper.
I sure hope they do; I'd doubt any of those comapanies make any profit as is. And again, they'll be willing to spend lots of money on the cars, making them a viable product without the consumer market.
[1]: https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/19/nhtsas-full-final-investig...