Most of the cost of a taxi is the driver. In the long term driverless taxis will be much cheaper. Access to affordable taxis will greatly improve mobility for t

Most of the cost of a taxi is the driver. In the long term driverless taxis will be much cheaper. Access to affordable taxis will greatly improve mobility for the young, old, poor, disabled, etc. It will also enable many people who currently drive to ditch their car (saving lots of money) while having comparable mobility. Of course driverless taxis will not help much with congestion. That will require different solutions.