China going all in on the automated driverless taxi
And not one Tesla.
https://youtu.be/fWZJgahp0-s?si=z5vHzKInj1hEU_95
Active for the last 6 months and fulfilled 3 million orders in a single month. At half the price of an already incredibly cheap ride.
They can get away with anything. Lock people in cars for a while? Who cares. Stop traffic because they face each other and can't move and the cops have no idea what to do? Who cares.
Anything that would cause a problem for automated taxis in our country can be totally ignored and forced through in theirs. Quickly.
While I already stated that I'm pretty sure Elon will find the right guy to pay off, there will be so many lawsuits from the various growing pains that may involve people dying that he'll have problems for years. It doesn't mean it won't get done, but it'll be a long time.
China, on the other hand, would easily roll this out across the country and thereby wiping out the majority of the taxi driver jobs. They're okay with that.
We were when it was Uber and the taxis were so incredibly expensive. I know this because I worked at a limo/taxi company. We cost double a regular taxi. Uber definitely ate into that business. And no one really cared. Other than our drivers and owners.
So anyway, it's going to be interesting to watch as the technology evolves over there and how many people die in the process. If we actually hear about it, of course. Most of it will be hidden when possible.
https://youtu.be/fWZJgahp0-s?si=z5vHzKInj1hEU_95
Active for the last 6 months and fulfilled 3 million orders in a single month. At half the price of an already incredibly cheap ride.
They can get away with anything. Lock people in cars for a while? Who cares. Stop traffic because they face each other and can't move and the cops have no idea what to do? Who cares.
Anything that would cause a problem for automated taxis in our country can be totally ignored and forced through in theirs. Quickly.
While I already stated that I'm pretty sure Elon will find the right guy to pay off, there will be so many lawsuits from the various growing pains that may involve people dying that he'll have problems for years. It doesn't mean it won't get done, but it'll be a long time.
China, on the other hand, would easily roll this out across the country and thereby wiping out the majority of the taxi driver jobs. They're okay with that.
We were when it was Uber and the taxis were so incredibly expensive. I know this because I worked at a limo/taxi company. We cost double a regular taxi. Uber definitely ate into that business. And no one really cared. Other than our drivers and owners.
So anyway, it's going to be interesting to watch as the technology evolves over there and how many people die in the process. If we actually hear about it, of course. Most of it will be hidden when possible.
