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Originally Posted by Brupal
Wormius, what don’t you understand/agree with in my description of an autonomous rideshare vehicle owned by Tesla? I think I laid it out fairly well. This is the platform where you can share counter views and point out differing opinions. What exactly has you questioning the perfectly valid and quite honestly realistic future of public transportation? It’s ACTUALLY HAPPENING in Austin and San Francisco RIGHT NOW. it’s not some science fiction set 10 years in the future. As pointed out Waymo is currently offering driverless rideshare as well. What exactly are you questioning? The significant cost savings I outlined? Or the validity of the concept of autonomous rideshare vehicle owned? I’m genuinely curious.
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I didn’t say it was happening, I am saying it’s not profitable and the only reason they’d succeed in any marketplace is undercutting existing rideshare or conventional taxi services so that they go under. I think you’re fooling yourself if you think what they are doing is cheaper than the taxi driver in a Prius. Waymo, arguable the leader in this space, doesn’t even have any human ride-alongs to have to pay, and they’re losing about $2b a year. There’s nothing to suggest that Tesla would do better, and their FSD isn’t really ready for prime time.