Re:Google Maps On Mobile Gets Uber Integration
by scep12 on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @05:16PM
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It seems hard to say for sure that costs will be lower. The cost of a fully-autonomous/self-driving car is still unknown. Even if google is currently at the 90%, it's well-known that the last 10% is always the hardest. That last bit is especially important when you consider the consequences of imperfection in this venue.
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Re:Google Maps On Mobile Gets Uber Integration
by carlosrt on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @10:06PM
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He might be implying that the cost to rent a car, for 30 minutes, twice a day, would be cheaper than owning an, idle, car 24 hours a day.
Or, sharing the ride with three other commuters could bring the total cost of ownership to ~15 minutes per day.
I meant that the incremental cost of paying a human driver would be gone. The fixed cost of inventing and developing the self-driving technology would be minimal because it is amortized across all self-driving cars.