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If using this taxi fleet is cheaper than owning a car and you can have a car outside your house in at most, say, 5 minutes then most consumer will be happy to t

If using this taxi fleet is cheaper than owning a car and you can have a car outside your house in at most, say, 5 minutes then most consumer will be happy to take it. Choosing no car maintenance, no other hassle and cheaper is a no brainer.

axelroze 5y ago
The externalities are here the issue. Tesla becoming a huge monopoly and charging exorbitant prices for the taxis. Or refusing to drive you ever again because that one time you puked when drunk at 2am. So you need to go to hospital now? Well tough luck. Centralization of power is not good and laws ought to be enacted that producers of self driving cars must not also own them as taxi fleets.
- dmortin 5y ago
  > refusing to drive you ever again because that one time you puked when drunk at 2am Don't think it would happen, the fleet company will simply charge you for the cleaning and refuse service for you only if you refuse to pay the cleaning bill. People will be very careful to keep the car clean if they pay for the cleaning. Also, it's unlikely only one company will have full self driving cars, so there will be competing fleets.
nradov 5y ago
I doubt it. Real people, especially parents with children, like to be able to store stuff in their cars. They don't want to deal with waiting, or dirty cars used by random other people.
- dmortin 5y ago
  Dirty cars would be reported, so the previous user has to pay for the cleaning and the current user could get a free ride for the inconvenience. If people have to pay for cleaning then they will pay attention to keep the car clean. Of course, the service is only a real alternative if a car is there within 5 minutes for you. People wouldn't tolerate more waiting. It will be a gradual process and some people will still prefer to own a car, but in the long run owning a car could be a luxury if the driverless taxi really matures and it becomes much cheaper.

axelroze 5y ago

The externalities are here the issue. Tesla becoming a huge monopoly and charging exorbitant prices for the taxis. Or refusing to drive you ever again because that one time you puked when drunk at 2am. So you need to go to hospital now? Well tough luck. Centralization of power is not good and laws ought to be enacted that producers of self driving cars must not also own them as taxi fleets.

dmortin 5y ago
> refusing to drive you ever again because that one time you puked when drunk at 2am Don't think it would happen, the fleet company will simply charge you for the cleaning and refuse service for you only if you refuse to pay the cleaning bill. People will be very careful to keep the car clean if they pay for the cleaning. Also, it's unlikely only one company will have full self driving cars, so there will be competing fleets.

nradov 5y ago

I doubt it. Real people, especially parents with children, like to be able to store stuff in their cars. They don't want to deal with waiting, or dirty cars used by random other people.

dmortin 5y ago
Dirty cars would be reported, so the previous user has to pay for the cleaning and the current user could get a free ride for the inconvenience. If people have to pay for cleaning then they will pay attention to keep the car clean. Of course, the service is only a real alternative if a car is there within 5 minutes for you. People wouldn't tolerate more waiting. It will be a gradual process and some people will still prefer to own a car, but in the long run owning a car could be a luxury if the driverless taxi really matures and it becomes much cheaper.