filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoTesla unveils Cybercab: a $30,000 electric robotaxi coming in the next 2 years | Electrekelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down145 cross-posted to: electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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minus-squareLanusensei87@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 days agoLooks more like the number of cars will stay the same-ish, but now there won’t be a taxi driver making a living of it.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·19 days agoWrong. The problem right now is low utilisation of cars. Most cars just sit around 90-95% of the day. A robotaxi would have much higher utilisation, therefore fewer cars are needed overall.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·19 days ago A robotaxi would have much higher utilisation You could call this “hope”. Or “wet dream”.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·19 days agoAre you familiar with the concept of a taxi? Do you really think a taxi does not make more trips per day than a privately owned car?
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-219 days agoI think that this depends heavily on the success of that enterprise. I am pretty sure that they start (when / if they start) with a very high number of vehicles in a city.
Looks more like the number of cars will stay the same-ish, but now there won’t be a taxi driver making a living of it.
Wrong. The problem right now is low utilisation of cars. Most cars just sit around 90-95% of the day. A robotaxi would have much higher utilisation, therefore fewer cars are needed overall.
You could call this “hope”.
Or “wet dream”.
Are you familiar with the concept of a taxi? Do you really think a taxi does not make more trips per day than a privately owned car?
I think that this depends heavily on the success of that enterprise.
I am pretty sure that they start (when / if they start) with a very high number of vehicles in a city.