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So the effect of a driverless car is going to be a driverless taxi. Why doesn't everyone use a taxi now? I'm sure it would cost less than cars do. But nobody re
by napierzaza 15y ago
So the effect of a driverless car is going to be a driverless taxi. Why doesn't everyone use a taxi now? I'm sure it would cost less than cars do. But nobody really does the cost-benefit analysis of these sorts of things.
- UrbanPat 15y agoEh, that's doubtful actually. In most US cities (other than, say NYC, SF, and a handful of others), taxi service is expensive and slow to arrive. Parking is free, and cars can be obtained relatively cheaply.
- mbrubeck 15y agoTaxis today aren't driverless, and paying a human driver is a significant cost, especially in any country with a relatively high cost of living (and therefore high labor costs). Driverless taxis could change this significantly. Lots of people do already use mass transit every day, which has a cost structure closer to driverless taxis (because the labor cost of a bus or train driver is amortized across more passengers).