Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ...
by twoWhlsGud on Friday June 21, 2024 @08:57PM
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This is the aspect that makes me most excited about Waymo and the like –the prospect of no longer having to tolerate terrible driving because removing someone's license is akin to an economic death sentence. Fully commercialized, self-driving should provide an economic alternative to humans driving themselves. And we should be able to leverage that to stop the worst drivers ever getting behind the wheel again.
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Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ...
by teractiveodular on Saturday June 22, 2024 @01:13AM
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So instead of penalizing unsafe drivers, we'll penalize all drivers by replacing them with robots?
I'm actually a Waymo fan but this particular argument doesn't really hold water.
Re:Self-driving Waymos secure final clearance for expansion ...
by throwaway7ahgb on Saturday June 22, 2024 @09:04AM
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Wait, how is offering driver less cabs penalizing all drivers?
The only motivation I see that drives self-driving taxi development is reduced labor costs. But that isn't different than what has happened since the industrial revolution.