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Agree. I feel like the cost of Ubers need to go down a bit further to make cars go for good. Stuff like grocery shopping, quick errands, etc would add up quickly with $10 for each trip (considering the minimum $5 fare, let alone higher costs)


If you consider the cost of a car loan, insurance, gas and car maintenance your car might not look as cheap anymore.

As a personal anecdote I now only drive once every two weeks here in SF, mostly for weekend trips, and my car is such an expensive luxury that if I didn't already own it from the days I drove more I would probably just always zipcar or use Uber.


Yes, if only serfs weren't so expensive.


Self driving serfs are around the corner. It's not slavery if it's not human, right?


Well, if the prevailing anti-progress narrative is to be believed and expanded to even higher cliche-levels: Yes, it is slavery because only the rich will own the self-driving serfs and the slaves will have to pay for it anyways.


Self driving cars will make a big splash in the car for hire industry first. Then it just leads to cheaper taxis, uber so and deliveries.


What will they call that variety of Uber?

UberAuto?

UberMatic?

UberBot?


Great business idea -- Perhaps we could have refugees drive us around for a beer and Taco Bell gift cards!




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