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EdmondDantes_

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1. Mostly economy of scale and network effects

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 11:13 PM

Jun 25

A big company can more easily afford to buy in bulk, to cover the loss of a vehicle, to have their car available at peak times, and having enough users to make it worth the risk of damage and increased insurance etc. In theory someone could make the Fivr of car rental to get around the network issue, but then they have to get the funding to get that going and you're adding in a middleman cutting the profits.

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On the robotaxis and Tesla vs Waymo. Once self driving tech is available in most cars, can't any Uber driver offer [View all] Quixote1818 Jun 25 OP

Mostly economy of scale and network effects EdmondDantes_ Jun 25 #1

It'll be a long time before most cars have it. tinrobot Jun 25 #2

That the owners of these vehicles are willing to pay $150k/year on a gimmick... Hugin Jun 26 #5

Liability insurance for when your "self driving" machine flvegan Jun 25 #3

Passenger acceptance will take time mainer Jun 26 #4