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>it plans to begin testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh How are they going to convince the owners of the autonomous vehicles to lend them their cars for f
by gerbilly 10y ago
>it plans to begin testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh
How are they going to convince the owners of the autonomous vehicles to lend them their cars for free? :-)
Wouldn't this change Uber, since now they'd have to make a massive capital investment to operate?
- mtgx 10y agoUber wants to own the self-driving cars, rather than use other people's cars. This does indeed change their business significantly, because now they have to buy and operate all of those cars themselves, rather than being "just an app" that takes a commission from what the drivers make. If Uber is not careful with cost management, it could very well sink the company.
- d4rti 10y agoThey could work with leasing companies, or even with private individuals / companies who own the vehicles and get a cut of the usage. It seems unlikely to me though.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoWhy partner with Uber when you can keep the margins yourself (Like GM, Ford, BMW, and Tesla, all who can build the vehicles and have signaled they will be offering autonomous vehicles). Without a factory to make their own vehicles, Uber has no advantage.