Tesla unveils Cybercab: a $30,000 electric robotaxi coming in the next 2 years
electrek.co
Tesla has unveiled a new vehicle called Cybercab; a $30,000 electric robotaxi coming in the next 2 years. At an...
  • Lanusensei87@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    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.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      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.

        • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 month ago

          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?

          • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            1 month ago

            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.