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Taxi medallion: $500,000 Taxi insurance: $20,000/year Driver wages: 2 x $50,0000/year Why constrained routes? They can drive on mountain roads in the dark.
by elchief 14y ago
Taxi medallion: $500,000
Taxi insurance: $20,000/year
Driver wages: 2 x $50,0000/year
Why constrained routes? They can drive on mountain roads in the dark.
Just say "I don't understand this, so I am against it"
- jlgreco 14y agoIt is interesting to consider what removing human drivers could do for insurance rates too. If the machines are shown to be safer statistically (the only sort of reality that insurance companies care about), then insurance companies will love them.
- elchief 14y agoOr insurance companies will go out of business :D
- jlgreco 14y agoOne can dream... Though after we eliminate the need for insurance we still need to eliminate the legal requirements too. As long as those are in place I suspect they'll do fine. I don't know how you would even approach that problem though, since it doesn't even become a problem until safety is well and truly solved. edit: edited the wrong comment somehow.
- VMG 14y agoDoubtful - insurance is about pooling existential risk. The probability of an accident might be lower if a computer is driving, the possible damage might still be to much to handle without insurance.