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> Once self driving cars are a reality, they have a strong position to be dominant. Everyone presumes this but it may not actually be true. I used to work with
by whakim 5y ago
> Once self driving cars are a reality, they have a strong position to be dominant.
Everyone presumes this but it may not actually be true. I used to work with perhaps the most preeminent tech journalist covering Uber/Lyft/self-driving cars, and he would always point out that even if self-driving cars became a thing, would Uber now have to own a massive fleet of cars?
- bathtub365 5y agoUber will set up a program where you rent your self driving car to them while you aren’t using it. This lets them have their customers keep paying maintenance and depreciation (and only the ones who actually do the math will realize it costs them money).
- whakim 5y agoThis seems extremely unlikely to happen. If people were truly interested in renting out their cars while they aren't using them (and letting them get driven into the ground), Turo or Getaround would be huge.
- delecti 5y agoRental car companies usually have a fleet of leased vehicles, and current Uber/Lyft drivers are very often leases as well. It seems likely that future self-driving Ubers/Lyfts would continue that trend.