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I’m not that impressed by self driving cars because while the tech is cool it’s not really solving anything in my personal life. A car is basically self driving
by reidjs 4y ago
I’m not that impressed by self driving cars because while the tech is cool it’s not really solving anything in my personal life. A car is basically self driving when I pay someone else to drive me where I go - end result is the same, I get where I need to go without having to drive the car.
- AussieWog93 4y agoFor real? An Uber trip across the city costing $5 rather than $50 would be a game changer, as would finally being able to kill carparks on main roads.
- RC_ITR 4y agoBe careful assuming that humans (especially the humans you see) are the lion's share of cost for any system. Sure, Uber passes 60-75% of the fare to drivers, but that pays for the depreciation/opportunity cost of the vehicle, the energy to move the vehicle, the insurance, the cleaning, etc. A lot of the problems that these 'no brainer' new technology start-ups face (e.g., the autonomous delivery robots) is actually that they aren't that much cheaper than humans (for now).
- hinkley 4y ago$5 would be a game changer but as you say, it’s more likely to be $20 which is not that big of a game changer.
- wruza 4y agoNot having to deal with a driver would be worth even the same $50, for a while. I live in a relatively nice-drivers area, but from what I’ve heard about Uber, people would probably pay extra for an empty car (in some situations).
- AussieWog93 4y agoUber/Grab/Taxi fares in South East Asia (where the workers earn ~$10/day) are around that $5 mark, and the cars were often pretty decent.
- reidjs 4y agoYeah, I’ll believe that when I see it