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Re:Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona C... by galdosdi on Saturday March 24, 2018 @07:31AM (#16666073)
I'm about to get my hack license (taxicab operator) in NYC. I learned in taxi school yesterday that in NY, any fatality or serious injury involving a taxi (including ubers etc) triggers an instant suspension of the driver's hack license until an investigation is complete (and if the investigation finds the driver was at fault, the suspension becomes a permanent revocation)

I don't see why an experimental self driving taxi should be treated more leniently than that.

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Re:Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona C... by joncrane on Saturday March 24, 2018 @08:46AM (#16666339)
Why are you getting a hack license?
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Re:Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona C... by galdosdi on Saturday March 24, 2018 @10:03PM (#16670238)
Why go from hacker to hack? I'm taking a break from the corporate software job world and thinking about what to do next, but I need something interesting to keep me busy.

Many people would travel in a time of their lives like that, and I see this as much like that. Its just that this is depth over breadth, that is, exploring my beloved NYC in very fine detail excites me more than exploring the world in almost pointlessly coarse detail...

Making a few extra bucks and making myself useful rather than purely self indulgent (unlike traditional tourism) is a plus also. It's also something that comes with zero schedule commitment and no boss. It also dovetails with a longtime obsession with transportation.

That wasn't the point of my comment of course, just stating where I got this info, but I guess I piqued your curiosity.

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