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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by darawk on Monday January 25, 2021 @02:55AM (#25900562)
Not if you keep the tech. to yourself. Which is why you would do a robotic taxi. You avoid giving out the technology, and so you can charge a premium for your taxi service, while still undercutting traditional taxis.
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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by chopin on Monday January 25, 2021 @03:24AM (#25900775)
But price and convenience need to cross some thresholds before I abandon my car.

I think this is a difficult problem as you have surge demand at least for commuting. So we can't get around with 1/10th of cars which are driving all day.

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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by darawk on Monday January 25, 2021 @05:22AM (#25901601)
> But price and convenience need to cross some thresholds before I abandon my car.

Ya, but at least for me, convenience is already there for Uber. Price is the only thing that keeps me from abandoning my car for it.

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