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[...] some experts believe as much as 95% of passenger miles could be electric, autonomous by 2030, thanks to some basic economics. Because electric vehicles cost a whole lot less to drive and maintain—but more to buy—and because autonomous vehicles greatly reduce the cost of commercial driving, a combination of the two technologies will make autonomous Transportation as a Service exponentially more cost competitive than either owning a car, or hiring a car and driver. It's also exponentially more profitable for car companies, who have long feared the loss of maintenance and service profits associated with a transition to electric cars.
This question will come up more frequently as self-driving technology advances. Will perfection of that technology make a difference, though, in the face of social behaviors that have been deeply ingrained over the past century?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 26 2017, @10:09AM
All autonomous taxi users will have a credit card on file like Uber requires and if you shit in there the next person will report you and then camera footage can be reviewed. Then you incur a huge fee or criminal charges.
The only other way would be to price out the revolting peasants which defeats the purpose of the autonomous car being a cheap alternative to ownership. However it is reasonable to charge more for a car than a bus because you can go anywhere with the car and usually faster, load it with groceries, have it idle while you go do something, etc.