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Yeah, but whoever is first to market on driverless (e.g., Tesla) has already said they will have a separate network for letting others use your Tesla to subsidi
by Y7ZCQtNo39 9y ago
Yeah, but whoever is first to market on driverless (e.g., Tesla) has already said they will have a separate network for letting others use your Tesla to subsidize your ownership cost. Aka, your Tesla won't be a part of Uber's driverless fleet.
So, at best, they become a 40-billion dollar driver/rider match-making algorithm and a pretty CRUD app. Unless Uber itself is working on autonomous driving technology. It's so easy for drivers and riders to switch between ridesharing apps (e.g., ever see an Uber driver that also has a Lyft sticker on their car? I have, many times), I don't see how any of them can solidify a competitive advantage of sorts long-term.
- gpm 9y agoIsn't Waymo already first to market?
- defap 9y agoWhat product do they have on the market?
- gpm 9y agoSelf driving cars... in Pheonix. But looks like I was wrong. They do have a self driving car service running for a group of testers, but apparently it is currently free so I don't think it counts. On the other hand they've got permission to start charging and have said they plan to this year, so I'd still expect them to beat Tesla. Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/waymo-now-a-full-ride-hailing-service/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/waymo-now-a-full-ride-hai...
- throwawayjava 9y ago> Unless Uber itself is working on autonomous driving technology https://www.uber.com/info/atg/ https://www.uber.com/info/atg/
- toomuchtodo 9y agoUber will exhaust their runway prior to reaching a level of autonomy sufficient to replace drivers. Quote me in 3 years.
- throwawayjava 9y agoDon't look at me if you're expecting an argument :)
- stochastic_monk 9y agoUber's autonomous driving technology was at the core of the Waymo/Uber lawsuit/scandal. I'm a little surprised by how easily Google/Waymo gave up and accepted a settlement.