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Re:Three areas where self-driving cars will bring new opport... by aantix on Monday July 31, 2017 @12:19AM (#14889425)
Smart consolidation will happen. E.g. People with a similar route will share the vehicle retrieving the item, or a single designated car will pick up multiple items from that store and intelligently deliver..
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Re:Three areas where self-driving cars will bring new opport... by maxxxxx on Monday July 31, 2017 @12:33AM (#14889473)
This would be nice but is it really where things are going?
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Re:Three areas where self-driving cars will bring new opport... by IanCal on Monday July 31, 2017 @01:09AM (#14889593)
That's how things currently work with deliveries, so personally I'd guess that would continue and delivery companies probably have a greater push to optimise costs than you do personally.
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Re:Three areas where self-driving cars will bring new opport... by icebraining on Monday July 31, 2017 @02:04PM (#14894463)
Yes, see UberPool and Lyft Line. Whereas before you'd only share a cab with people you knew, these new services get much more people to share rides.
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