Waymo significantly outperforms comparable human benchmarks over 7M+ miles

Re:Waymo significantly outperforms comparable human benchmar... by ghaff on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @12:48PM (#38711412)

>Why would a sane person want to deal with the maintenance, insurance, repairs, depreciation, etc.

Because it will probably still be cheaper if they use it regularly (as is owning in most cases). Because they want a specifically equipped vehicle for young kids/outdoor activities/etc. Because when they want a car, they want one right now.

I'm also skeptical that, if you own a vehicle, it would make any sense to then also rent robo-taxis locally. Certainly I can reserve a private car for an evening event today but it would be 10x or more the cost of parking/gas.

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Re:Waymo significantly outperforms comparable human benchmar... by xnx on Thursday December 21, 2023 @03:06PM (#38726095)

Hard to know what pricing will be, but consider: - Self-driving vehicle wait times may be reduced to less than a minute as they become more common - Car ownership also requires the expenses of: insurance, maintenance, fuel, registration, and storage space - Self-driving vehicles may come in many shapes and sizes: suited to carrying a single person for a family of 6

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