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Not true at all. I can't hail a cab with ease from 90% of the places I might want to call an Uber. They also can't be counted on to deliver a quality experience
by zenlikethat 9y ago
Not true at all. I can't hail a cab with ease from 90% of the places I might want to call an Uber. They also can't be counted on to deliver a quality experience. Therefore, people are switching to the new technology of rideshare apps. Where the incumbents have a huge advantage because using them if you have already is seamless. Self-driving is just the next step in the chain.
- CPLX 9y agoRight. The idea of app based hailing is far more impactful on the monopoly question than the self driving part. And Uber's delusional investment premise notwithstanding, it's pretty clear that there's not going to be a genuine monopoly in app based taxi services. At minimum there will be a few major players. But the relevant point is that there's no reason to think autonomous driving will strongly affect the monopoly dynamics of taxi services really at all.