The article and your parent poster are basically saying: "They lose money on every ride, and they have no way to ever turn that around (outside of a monopoly o

The article and your parent poster are basically saying: "They lose money on every ride, and they have no way to ever turn that around (outside of a monopoly on driverless cars which they won't have), because any time they gain money on a ride, they'll attract indistinguishable competition." Your response is: "Yes, they'll lose money on every ride, but they'll make it up with volume."