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From the article: > If we imagine for a moment that you work in an office in Palo Alto, you could now choose to live in Hayward (5 min flight, $25), downtown S
by mjlee 6y ago
From the article:
> If we imagine for a moment that you work in an office in Palo Alto, you could now choose to live in Hayward (5 min flight, $25), downtown San Francisco (10 min flight, $50), or even San Rafael (15 min flight, $70).
> Or maybe you want to escape to Lake Tahoe for a long weekend? That would be less than an hour on a Lilium Jet, at a cost of around $250 at launch and less in the near future. It might not be something you’d do every weekend, but saving you three hours each way might well make it worthwhile for an occasional trip.
- burlesona 6y agoEven at tech salaries those are expensive commutes. But for a ski weekend in Tahoe? Seems legit, assuming these aircraft have a great safety record.
- gopalv 6y ago> Even at tech salaries those are expensive commutes. Are they really that expensive? I was paying 40$ on Lyft one-way to office earlier this year, which was a huge part of my transportation costs (economically speaking, I should've driven, but this allowed me to take the bullet back in the evening, which beat driving by a lot). 50$ for SF -> PA isn't that much more expensive than Lyft in 2019.
- arcticbull 6y agoYou could do a line or pool in 2019 for as little as $17 even slightly off-hours, fwiw. Your point remains well taken.
- semicolon_storm 6y agoSure the commute would be expensive, but if it lets you live in a lower cost area it may be more than worth it.
- kjs3 6y agoSince near as I can figure they've only built 2 technology demonstrators, they have basically no safety record right now. Interesting idea, tho.
- apendleton 6y agoI think we'll also have to see how things shake out in terms of office cultures post-covid, as I think there might be some attitude changes around partial work-from-home. I don't think my current employer would be likely to go all-remote, but I could maybe see them going to hot desks with less-than-100% seating capacity on the expectation that most people only come into the office a couple days a week, and the economics of this kind of pricing definitely shift if it's not a daily expense.
- smabie 6y agoI mean, not really. I way paying over $500 commuting by train into NYC. That comes to $25/day assuming I work 5 days a week. So, I would say it's pretty reasonable.