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You’re shifting the goal posts, but do you not believe these services can eventually be delivered profitably?
by 7thpower 2y ago
You’re shifting the goal posts, but do you not believe these services can eventually be delivered profitably?
- jcgrillo 2y agoI have absolutely not shifted a goal post. What I believe is immaterial, what's important is that the companies that really know this industry are behaving as if there's no future in robotaxis. That should give you pause.
- 7thpower 2y agoWhich industry are you referring to?
- jcgrillo 2y agoTake a wild guess.
- 7thpower 2y agoWell GM is in the automobile industry, so maybe the automobile industry? I’m trying to understand how this would be them determining autonomous driving is not viable, which appears to be your premise, rather than them and others just not having a path to compete.
- jcgrillo 2y agoThey've been shouting it from the rooftops: https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/11/24318651/cruise-robotaxi-gm-funding-autonomous-vehicles-risk https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/11/24318651/cruise-robotaxi... https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/03/22/why-ford-and-vw-shut-down-their-multi-billion-dollar-self-driving-project.html https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/03/22/why-ford-and-vw-shut-d... It's not that they can't compete with the almighty google, it's that there's no business there.