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I see Uber as a very expensive land grab for self driving taxis. Once self driving technology works, especially if multiple companies get it working around the
by davey48016 4y ago
I see Uber as a very expensive land grab for self driving taxis. Once self driving technology works, especially if multiple companies get it working around the same time, merging/integrating with Uber gets you into the app that everyone is already using to call a ride.
- yywwbbn 4y agoExcept that Uber sold it’s self driving division so they are unlikely to be at the forefront of that transition. There is nothing special about their app/platform so they are unlikely to derive significant profits just from that.
- lm28469 4y ago> Once self driving technology works Once ? More like "if"
- ghaff 4y agoThe problem is even if/when you get to a reasonable facsimile of self-driving for easier conditions, e.g. highways in good weather, that does very little to get you door-to-door service in generally urban areas in most kinds of weather.
- notahacker 4y agoIf self driving technology reaches the point where it can operate commercial taxi services legally and more cost-effectively than regular taxis, the people holding that collection of IP and licences won't need to spend $100bn on an app company to find customers.
- tsimionescu 4y agoPeople switch apps almost instantly once there is better service elsewhere. Nothing gets you searching for a new taxi app quicker than seeing a 10 minute wait for your Uber. There is almost 0 stickiness to taxi apps like Uber or Bolt or Lyft or [...]
- dboreham 4y agoYeah that's not going to happen.