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autonomous driving could potentially cut one of the main expenses (like the driver's fee), which could cut down prices even more, and probably get them enough o
by tehlike 10y ago
autonomous driving could potentially cut one of the main expenses (like the driver's fee), which could cut down prices even more, and probably get them enough of a margin to make them profitable.
that's probably why it makes sense to dominate the market while they still can.
- moxious 10y agoWould it be fair to call it a Hail Mary if a technology that isn't ready for the mass market is a potential savior for a company losing $2 billion per year?
- tehlike 10y agoDepends on how fast uber and investors see self driving tech will be ready, no?
- moxious 10y agoDoes anyone see it within 2 years? Even if the tech were ready in 100% of situations (it isn't), just working out the legal / regulatory stuff could take that long.
- Trundle 10y agoTo be a Hail Mary it'd need to be a last minute risky play wouldn't it? I was under the impression that Uber has been playing the "lose money on human drivers until we have robot drivers and market share" game since, if not day one, a long time ago.