I don't understand at all why Uber wants autonomous cars (Reply #25)

In the discussion thread: What Uber and Tesla and Google wont tell you about self driving cars [View all]

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 05:53 PM

jmowreader (47,249 posts)

25. I don't understand at all why Uber wants autonomous cars

The Uber we have now requires each driver to own his or her own car. You could probably set up a Uber "taxi company" with multiple cars and hired drivers, but in general every Uber driver has to buy a car, pay for licensing and insurance, and buy fuel. Uber handles dispatching and billing.

The Uber company will have to own autonomous cars, and they'll get stuck with all the expenses. Why would they want that?

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30 replies	Author	Time	Post
What Uber and Tesla and Google wont tell you about self driving cars [View all]	blake2012	Mar 2018	OP
Spot on.	brush	Mar 2018	#1
And just buses, which are a very flexible and cost-effective means of mass transit.	LisaM	Mar 2018	#2
My hope is Seattle will do a bus map redesign to complement the rail thats been added	blake2012	Mar 2018	#4
Most people hate buses	hueymahl	Mar 2018	#6
The buses in Seattle get you a lot closer to where you live than the light rail does.	LisaM	Mar 2018	#7
Our light rail hits cars regularly.	zipplewrath	Mar 2018	#3
But at least Rail has predictable path and protected crossings in many areas	blake2012	Mar 2018	#5
Low-tech "drive-it-yourself" cars are also a kind of free-for-all.	JustABozoOnThisBus	Mar 2018	#22
The reason Uber wants them is for pure greed, IMO.	LisaM	Mar 2018	#8
This	rusty fender	Mar 2018	#9
I don't understand at all why Uber wants autonomous cars	jmowreader	Mar 2018	#25
cars are cheap. People are expensive.	fescuerescue	Mar 2018	#30
'we really need to push high speed rail, light rail lines and more heavy rail Commuter lines'	Blue_Adept	Mar 2018	#10
The point is-we as a society need to build environments allowing for denser lower carbon footprint	blake2012	Mar 2018	#14
Um, why can't buses be driverless?	Johnny2X2X	Mar 2018	#11
But they still have pilots. Sometimes someone needs to make a decision.	LisaM	Mar 2018	#12
Thank you for your first hand accounts	blake2012	Mar 2018	#13
I admit that driving someone door to door with a pie is probably not that important	LisaM	Mar 2018	#16
Reminds my of when I used to live in Sacramento	Glassunion	Mar 2018	#15
The routes that they cut and re-routed in Seattle are affecting the disabled disproportionately.	LisaM	Mar 2018	#17
Driverless buses would be vandalized to uselessness within days.	FarCenter	Mar 2018	#18
I never thought of that. Probably, the cars would be, too.	lindysalsagal	Mar 2018	#20
Would driverless cars reduce traffic?	mythology	Mar 2018	#24
People want to go point to point, not making 2 transfers and having a walk at both ends.	FarCenter	Mar 2018	#19
And this is why we are an overweight and sprawl-affected country	blake2012	Mar 2018	#21
Automonous vehicles could seriously limit road congestion.	NCTraveler	Mar 2018	#23
Driverless vehicles	OhZone	Mar 2018	#26
Yup!	longship	Mar 2018	#29
The automotive industry wants to keep building cars.	Lint Head	Mar 2018	#27
BBQs and parties may become fun again in the near future.	braddy	Mar 2018	#28

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