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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by dmortin on Saturday January 18, 2020 @03:57PM (#22087149)
If the taxi is soiled then the next passenger indicates this via the app. The taxi is sent for cleaning and the previous passenger is charged for the cleaning. Also, there will be cameras inside in case it has to be proven who made the car dirty.

If people have to pay the cleaning bill they will be careful not to make a mess.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by lostlogin on Saturday January 18, 2020 @06:58PM (#22088297)
> If the taxi is soiled then the next passenger indicates this via the app

So riders blame the mess on the previous passenger. Then the taxi company installs cameras. It’s all gross (and yes, I’m aware many taxis have cameras already).

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by pas on Sunday January 19, 2020 @07:33AM (#22091086)
Trade offs. Now we exploit humans, pay them quasi minimum wage, and we get the occasional rape story.

Self driving taxi will be a new possible way to get from A to B, and people will chose their own trade offs.

Probably human driven taxis will become the luxury eventually.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by gambiting on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:30PM (#22087388)
That sounds horrendous, honestly.
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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by dmortin on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:55PM (#22087557)
You won't have to use the service, but if you do then companies will have to have a way to protect the service from abusers.
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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by threeseed on Saturday January 18, 2020 @07:18PM (#22088419)
This doesn't work for the most common issue with taxis: the smell.

And often that is the hardest thing to get rid of.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by celeritascelery on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:19PM (#22087290)
Great. Let’s give companies even more ways to violate privacy.
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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by 8ytecoder on Saturday January 18, 2020 @05:21PM (#22087725)
That’s the theory. If doing the right thing is not the default, it’s bound to get bad pretty fast.
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