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Including all the expense of r&d, call center training, liability insurance etc. Is this a viable business in a 50 square mile area? Is it scalable nationwide?
by lumost 5y ago
Including all the expense of r&d, call center training, liability insurance etc.
Is this a viable business in a 50 square mile area? Is it scalable nationwide? Is it price competitive with traditional taxi and ride share?
The overnight use case is compelling as it opens entirely new transit options. Cars could be made competitive with air travel for the overnight use case. And traffic wouldn’t be nearly as large of a concern for most if they weren’t driving.
- Retric 5y ago> Is it scaleable nationwide? Is it price competitive with traditional taxi and ride share? Yes to both, critically you can use a hybrid approach for outlying areas and cities lacking regulatory approval. By comparison DC is only 61 square miles and San Francisco is 47 square miles so this is plenty of area for local service and a reasonable benchmark for expansion. What’s not mentioned is the cars do need someone to clean them and fill up the tank etc, but that’s hardly an additional expense.