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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by jjk166 on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @11:24AM (#25917634)
The entire point of Airbnb was to let people rent out their spare housing capacity - it just became so wildly successful that people used the system to become pseudo-landlords.

My car sits idle 22 out of 24 hours a day. If someone else handled the insurance issues and found drivers willing to pay to use it outside of the times I utilize it, I'd have no qualms about lending it out for an appropriate price. The low end estimate for an Uber driver after expenses and Uber's cut is $8.55/hr. If my car averages half that it's $35k/yr that I don't need to do anything for.

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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by ganafagol on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @04:32AM (#25926085)
Yes you do. You will need to share your car with strangers. Some morning you will open the door, see an oily stain from a thai takeaway lunch in the driver's seat and the last 3 people who rented the car will all claim it wasn't them.
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Re:Waymo CEO dismisses Tesla self-driving plan: “This is not... by jjk166 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:40AM (#25928100)
Have the car drive to a cleaning station between rides.

But really, for $35,000, I would not mind investing in a $300 seat cover.

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