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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by ghaff on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @04:33PM (#30860434)
It’s not just cost though. I’m a bit over an hour drive to the nearest major city. I find I’m even less inclined than I used to be to head in for evening social event. If I could be driven, I’d be far more inclined to do that sort of thing and a (reasonable) cost wouldn’t be a huge factor.
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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by bduerst on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @05:24PM (#30860959)
>If I could be driven, I’d be far more inclined to do that sort of thing

The same way a taxi or ride-share would drive you right now?

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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by ghaff on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @05:57PM (#30861328)
The cost for me to get into the city with a human-driven car is close to $100 each way which is too high for pretty much anything other than going to the airport. Cut that in half and eliminate parking and it’s more thinkable for an evening event.
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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by bushbaba on Thursday March 31, 2022 @12:23AM (#30863793)
You assume self driving will be any cheaper. I doubt it.
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Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco by ghaff on Thursday March 31, 2022 @01:16AM (#30864035)
I don’t necessarily disagree. A lot of people seem to assume that self-driving will be super-cheap, hence my use of the term treasonable. In fact, some trike today’s IRS deductions are probably the floor especially for anyone who isn’t trying to use a clunker of some sort.

I actually agree that today’s Uber/taxi rates are probably a good estimate for many years even once self-driving is practical.

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