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Re:Waymo gets green light in California to pick up passenger... by conanbatt on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @10:29PM (#20351006)
Why irrational?

Cabs are SO convenient, and public transportation has all kinds of issues world-wide. Buenos Aires, for example, has subsidized metro (about 0.50U$S per ticket) vs a non-subsidized uber (5U$S per ride~) and still the experience is so much better and convenient and reliable that 5U$S is really worth it.

I think that the ride-hailing revolution is a classic case of great microeconomics.

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Re:Waymo gets green light in California to pick up passenger... by robotresearcher on Thursday July 04, 2019 @02:37AM (#20352111)
Uber rides are subsidized by investors.
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Re:Waymo gets green light in California to pick up passenger... by conanbatt on Thursday July 04, 2019 @09:44AM (#20354549)
Even better, rich people giving free money to drivers and riders world-wide is one the most fantastic charity project in the world.
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