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Re:Uber sells self-driving unit in deal that will push Auror... by metiscus on Monday December 07, 2020 @05:14PM (#25338410)
So if they invent the first reasonable self-driving car, they can sell those and provide service for them. Ideally TCO would be lower than a human driven car so basically a third party could buy and manage the fleet for Uber and Lyft. Neither company would need to own the cars to reap the benefits of making them.
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Re:Uber sells self-driving unit in deal that will push Auror... by taneq on Monday December 07, 2020 @05:30PM (#25338595)
They could, but that’s a completely different business to building middleware to facilitate unlicensed taxis. It’s like saying “AirB&B will help people rent their spare rooms out until they launch their own hotel chain.”
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