Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders
by yellow_viper on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @01:54PM
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People won't buy self-driving cars (well some will, but not the majority). These cars will be running 24/7 in a ride-sharing service.
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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders
by doczoidberg on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @02:18PM
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Sure people will buy self-driving cars. People want to own things for themself. If a car has a higher value with this feature even more people want to have a car. Consumers don't think economically.
Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders
by jsymolon on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @02:30PM
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People want the convenience of having access to transportation 24/7 no matter where they are and when.
Ever call a taxi (not in city) ? 30+ minutes.
Also, tragedy of the commons ... who was the last one to use the car has to pay for clean up.
How to accomplish that ? ... "No the other guy did it ..."
Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders
by ghaff on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @02:51PM
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I'm skeptical about the "no one will own" meme. That said, there's no reason cleaning would be any more of an issue than it is with Zipcar today. If you go to pickup a car and it needs cleaning, you refuse it and report the problem.
Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders
by monkmartinez on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @05:32PM
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Then what? What if you have something pressing to get to? All these rideshare arguments fall flat on their face when it is anything other than "going out" without much of a timeline.