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I suspect self driving taxis/buses will solve this problem. If you don't have to pay drivers overtime, there's little reason not to run them all night. Transit
by klipt 9y ago
I suspect self driving taxis/buses will solve this problem. If you don't have to pay drivers overtime, there's little reason not to run them all night.
Transit will ultimately become a ubiquitous utility like running water.
- dpark 9y agoMaybe once we get self driving buses. Self driving taxis don't help unless costs plummet. Poor people don't take taxis a lot due to having no money.
- icebraining 9y agoThere's a town in the US which has replaced its buses with subsidized "ride sharing".
- aianus 9y agoOne in Canada too. $5 off every Uber ride within Innisfil, Ontario, courtesy of the municipality. Way better than a bus.
- lb1lf 9y agoThen again, taxi rates should go down once you no longer need to factor the driver's wages into the equation. Also, insurance should be cheaper and running costs ditto (presumably, the bulk of autonomous vehicles will be electric) Besides, in some markets taxis ARE the cheaper option if you don't need a car very often - when living in Norway's #2 town about a decade ago, the annual road tax, insurance, leased parking space &c added up to a cost equivalent to more than 200 4-mile taxi rides. And that is leaving depreciation and maintenance out of it...