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How Uber’s Autonomous Cars Will Destroy 10M Jobs and Reshape the Economy
- gumby 12y agoI agree with petalpete -- the Uber shout-out is a red herring. It has been clear that the argument "people don't want to buy a self driving car" is a red herring. People want transportation, and the low utilization rate of the investment in a car is an enormous economic burden. Rather than moan about the low-paying low-educaction jobs, the author should be considering the better use of capital (he does touch on) and real estate. The land currently consumed by filling stations, parking lots, and on street parking all be freed. That will be the mega revolution.
- pedalpete 12y agoLot's of interesting things in this article, but why will Uber be the source of Autonomous cars? I still fail to see what the big deal about Uber is, I've never used it, don't see why I would. I've never had a problem just sticking out my hand and getting a cab. All I hear about Uber is about excessive fees, so why bother. On the other hand, why wouldn't GM/Ford/Etc. not create their own app for hailing cars that they put on the streets? They've already got an infrastructure for maintenance, and that real-estate can be well used for charging, cleaning and servicing of their autonomous cars. You could have an app to get you a GM car, or maybe if you prefer, you use your 'Cadillac' app for something special.