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Re:A Week with Chauffeurs Showed the Major Flaw in a Self-Dr... by whoisthemachine on Saturday November 16, 2019 @08:20PM (#21555966)
It's also highly possible that robotaxi companies would incentivize efficient use of their vehicles in order to drive costs down (and increase profits).
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Re:A Week with Chauffeurs Showed the Major Flaw in a Self-Dr... by masonic on Sunday November 17, 2019 @05:53AM (#21557380)
They'll optimize profit by being able to respond instantly to hails, capturing as much market share as possible. So, the entire idle fleet will orbit downtown all the time.
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Re:A Week with Chauffeurs Showed the Major Flaw in a Self-Dr... by whoisthemachine on Sunday November 17, 2019 @11:17AM (#21558540)
Is that necessary? Couldn't such companies also have many cars parked around downtowns, ready to be activated for a ride at any time? Remember, without a driver, there's no need for someone to "orbit", looking for riders, rather the riders call the cars themselves.
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Re:A Week with Chauffeurs Showed the Major Flaw in a Self-Dr... by masonic on Sunday November 17, 2019 @05:39PM (#21560497)
parked... where?

Urban parking is already expensive and often hard to find.

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