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Well, one thing is that many of us rarely take taxis. (Aside from reserved private cars to the airport now and then.) I'm unconvinced that self-driving changes
by ghaff 2y ago
Well, one thing is that many of us rarely take taxis. (Aside from reserved private cars to the airport now and then.) I'm unconvinced that self-driving changes the equation enough for most of us. I do have a trip coming up that 50% cheaper Uber might lead me to not rent a car but that's rare.
- soco 2y agoOutside the US the situation is quite different. But I don't see Waymo testing outside the US, not even trying, so there.
- ghaff 2y agoCar ownership is pretty high in a lot of places. It's still pretty much central urban--lower ownership, harder to re-find a parking spot--vs. everywhere else. Taxis may be more common in some places but there are still a lot of privately owned cars and taking taxis or having drivers is really not the norm in most places.
- soco 2y agoNevertheless the comment I was answering to was about renting a car instead of taking a cab or the public transport.