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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by shafyy on Friday December 20, 2024 @10:39AM (#42472021)
Sure. I'm not saying that there no use cases. But I don't see the US turning into a public transportation utopia just because there are self-driving buses available. Because the reason public transportation sucks in countries where it sucks is not because drivers are expensive.
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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by mulmen on Saturday December 21, 2024 @10:25PM (#42484186)
But it does suck because drivers are expensive. Seattle is struggling to find drivers. It's a constant battle to identify the most used routes and keep them staffed but that's why there's not a critical mass of riders to pay enough fares to hire drivers.
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