Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders

Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by jsymolon on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @02:30PM (#14196608)

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 ..."

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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by ghaff on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @02:51PM (#14196805)

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.

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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by monkmartinez on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @05:32PM (#14198258)

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.

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Re:Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders by Noos on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @06:33PM (#14198773)

yeah, the idea that this could cause you to be late for work seems to escape people.

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