> You could ostensibly leave a few taxis around to service otherwise underserved areas and have them run without having to secure a driver each time. I think y

> You could ostensibly leave a few taxis around to service otherwise underserved areas and have them run without having to secure a driver each time. I think you’re dramatically overestimating how much of a barrier obtaining a driver is here. The primary cost is opportunity cost of the capital that isn’t being utilized. Not having to have a driver doesn’t somehow make it so you can infinitely provision a fleet.