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Add to that the fact that you are never going to get 100% fleet utilisation, will need to pay for qualified tele-operators, maintain/repair vehicle along with s
by edshiro 7y ago
Add to that the fact that you are never going to get 100% fleet utilisation, will need to pay for qualified tele-operators, maintain/repair vehicle along with sensors...
I recently listened to a podcast episode of the Autonocast[1], where they interviewed a Harvard Researcher who claimed the economics of Robotaxis just don't work. Very interesting listen.
[1] http://www.autonocast.com/blog/2020/3/11/177-ashley-nunes-on-robotaxi-economics http://www.autonocast.com/blog/2020/3/11/177-ashley-nunes-on...
- stefan8r 7y agoAll transportation businesses are utilization businesses. Empty hours/miles are never recovered. Early robotaxis will have tight geofences. Makes them particularly bad competitors to poorly paid people who are willing to drive wherever.