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Re:Chicago taxi industry sliding towards collapse by taxicabjesus on Saturday June 10, 2017 @01:58AM (#14526331)
> VCs are needed until a self-driving car can pick an elderly passenger at the airport and help them with their baggage when they get home.

This is a very good point. Also consider that many more people need help with groceries than with luggage.

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Re:Chicago taxi industry sliding towards collapse by ojosilva on Saturday June 10, 2017 @05:59AM (#14526798)
Just call the "Human Uber" service instead, which will come with a pair of hands. I doubt that's more than 5% of their market, so it justifies having a differentiated price for the extra help you get.
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Re:Chicago taxi industry sliding towards collapse by ryuker16 on Saturday June 17, 2017 @04:10PM (#14577507)
I can't see why they're can't be a uber human driver option or you can simply ask from a cart boy to help with groceries.

Heck, with amazon groceries and other similar services, why do they even need to go to the store?

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