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It isn't irrelevant in the slightest if their plan is to replace all these contract drivers with automated cars. That would in fact be a long term business stra
by notyourwork 10y ago
It isn't irrelevant in the slightest if their plan is to replace all these contract drivers with automated cars. That would in fact be a long term business strategy. Considering waymo's lawsuit for alleged theft and their large monetary investment in self driving I disagree with being utterly irrelevant.
- ghaff 10y agoBut if that replacement won't happen for 30 years which seems likely given the tech... One can disagree about timeframes but getting to the last 1000 feet in chaotic urban environments seems challenging.
- notyourwork 10y agoBusiness models are based indirectly on available resources. I cannot have a business with a business model that says I want to fly to Jupiter if I don't realistically have the resources (cash/engineering) to do so. Therefore, whether it happens in 10 days or 100 years, the company is directly impacting its balance sheet and business model today by investing money and resources into automated cars. What could Uber today with the resources being devoted to automated cars? Could the app be improved, could the route optimization algorithm be improved to create more ride shares? I and you won't know because those resources are going towards a different agenda today.