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What is the benefit of self driving taxis versus human taxi drivers with safety assist (collision mitigation braking, and forward-collision warning, etc.)? Is
by 37ef_ced3 5y ago
What is the benefit of self driving taxis versus human taxi drivers with safety assist (collision mitigation braking, and forward-collision warning, etc.)?
Is the benefit of self-driving taxis purely cost reduction?
You can pay less and have an artificial intelligence drive you, or pay more and have a human (non-artificial intelligence) drive you?
How much cheaper will the self-driving taxis be?
- 37ef_ced3 5y agoWhy not answer my question, instead of voting me down? If you can't answer my question, maybe the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes.
- raman162 5y agoI do think the initial question if phrased specifically around safety is an interesting one. This may be the optimist nerd in me but I believe that computers will eventually (if not already) be safer than humans when driving. I think it's too easy for us to become distracted and make mistakes, while a self driving car has 360 vision and can see through opaque objects. If one were to argue that a safety assist system should be capable of correcting all mistakes then I think the car is just basically self-driving at that point. Apart from costs, I think removing the need for attention on the road and other drivers is a benefit for self driving cars, you can spend time engaging loved ones or whatever pleases you.
- erik_seaberg 5y agoThere's a limited number of drivers and they are competing for the most profitable trips at busy times. A self driving fleet can cover a larger area 24/7 because they don't mind parking for hours until the next fare.