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> which would unlock 3x utility of existing fleet via owners lending their car to rideshare I still don't understand why anyone ever thought that was going to

> which would unlock 3x utility of existing fleet via owners lending their car to rideshare I still don't understand why anyone ever thought that was going to happen. Even if the autonomy were there, who was really going to use their car for rideshare when they didn't need it themselves? I know some people thought it would bring them a lot of value, because that's what Elon promised. But the reality would have been a classic race-to-the-bottom, and they'd have been lucky to break even after accounting for wear and tear.

JoshTko 3y ago
It's not so much most regular people would do rideshare that much. It's more that every new Tesla sold after L4 was achieved would be bought by small biz folks, Uber, etc. specifically to use for rideshare and would pay a premium for both the car and for FSD software.
pests 3y ago
It will be awesome when your own car pulls up at 8am to take you to work and there's vomit and trash everywhere, spilled drinks, dirty shoes, stale vape smoke lingering in the air. Sure there might be rules and fines but people already do all this when there is real human driving the taxi! Plus, do you really expect everyone to treat your items with the same respect and care you do? Even little things like slamming the doors or scratching up the seats with metal belts or jean studs. Yeah maybe Tesla will make it right. But at how much effort? How correct will it be fixed?
- coffeebeqn 3y ago
  And used condoms lol. Maybe a company like Uber would do that and then hose the insides after each day
  - pests 3y ago
    Hose the insides? Lmao. I wonder at what price point you would have to offer the average Tesla owner to let someone puke in their car.
    - throwup238 3y ago
      That's the Musk new car smell you're thinking of.
      - pests 3y ago
        Ha. What a fitting username also!
- electrondood 3y ago
  Does this currently happen with Airbnb? No.
  - Staple_Diet 3y ago
    You mean this Airbnb; https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-using-ai-to-help-clampdown-on-new-years-eve-parties-globally/ https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-using-ai-to-help-clampdown-on... Or this Airbnb; https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-family-home-emptied-trashed-during-airbnb-booking-1.6767570 https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-family-home-emptied-tras... Or maybe it's one of these; https://duckduckgo.com/?q=airbnb+trashed+house&t=fpas&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=airbnb+trashed+house&t=fpas&ia=web I acknowledge the above comment re vomit in car is an edge case, and so are the links I attached. But to suggest this doesn't occur in Airbnb, and wouldn't occur with a car share service is naive.

JoshTko 3y ago

It's not so much most regular people would do rideshare that much. It's more that every new Tesla sold after L4 was achieved would be bought by small biz folks, Uber, etc. specifically to use for rideshare and would pay a premium for both the car and for FSD software.

pests 3y ago

It will be awesome when your own car pulls up at 8am to take you to work and there's vomit and trash everywhere, spilled drinks, dirty shoes, stale vape smoke lingering in the air. Sure there might be rules and fines but people already do all this when there is real human driving the taxi! Plus, do you really expect everyone to treat your items with the same respect and care you do? Even little things like slamming the doors or scratching up the seats with metal belts or jean studs. Yeah maybe Tesla will make it right. But at how much effort? How correct will it be fixed?

coffeebeqn 3y ago
And used condoms lol. Maybe a company like Uber would do that and then hose the insides after each day
- pests 3y ago
  Hose the insides? Lmao. I wonder at what price point you would have to offer the average Tesla owner to let someone puke in their car.
  - throwup238 3y ago
    That's the Musk new car smell you're thinking of.
    - pests 3y ago
      Ha. What a fitting username also!
electrondood 3y ago
Does this currently happen with Airbnb? No.
- Staple_Diet 3y ago
  You mean this Airbnb; https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-using-ai-to-help-clampdown-on-new-years-eve-parties-globally/ https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-using-ai-to-help-clampdown-on... Or this Airbnb; https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-family-home-emptied-trashed-during-airbnb-booking-1.6767570 https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-family-home-emptied-tras... Or maybe it's one of these; https://duckduckgo.com/?q=airbnb+trashed+house&t=fpas&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=airbnb+trashed+house&t=fpas&ia=web I acknowledge the above comment re vomit in car is an edge case, and so are the links I attached. But to suggest this doesn't occur in Airbnb, and wouldn't occur with a car share service is naive.