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Re:Self driving cars and beyond by visarga on Sunday February 11, 2018 @03:45PM (#16354709)
> Does it make sense for them to lease unutilized car time from owners similar to what people do with idle CPUs for crypto mining?

I wouldn't want to find a used condom on the floor of my car when it picks me up, or vomit after a night of transporting party goers.

Re:Self driving cars and beyond by rimliu on Sunday February 11, 2018 @03:49PM (#16354723)
Yeah, I imagine using shared self-driving cars would be as fun as using public toilets.
Re:Self driving cars and beyond by yazaddaruvala on Sunday February 11, 2018 @03:54PM (#16354738)
Lyft cars do not feel like public toilets.
Re:Self driving cars and beyond by prklmn on Sunday February 11, 2018 @05:47PM (#16355288)
That’s because they’re not Lyft’s cars. They’re personally owned vehicles with the owner in the vehicle monitoring its condition at all times.
Re:Self driving cars and beyond by Animats on Sunday February 11, 2018 @04:35PM (#16354962)
That's because you can down-rate the driver.