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> Taxis are expensive because they require a human to drive them. Hence the reason the SDC could change that dynamic. A shared car that does not require an expe
by vonmoltke 7y ago
> Taxis are expensive because they require a human to drive them. Hence the reason the SDC could change that dynamic. A shared car that does not require an expensive human to drive it.
Human driver's only account for 50% - 55% of a cab's cost.
https://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/08/what-taxis-can-tell-us-about-driverless.html?m=1 https://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/08/what-taxis-can-tell...
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-breakdown-of-where-taxi-fares-go https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-breakdown-of-where-taxi-fa...
- harpastum 7y ago"Only" half of the cost? That's more than enough to make it economically viable for a large chunk of the population.
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