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To: BobL
The vehicles will be owned by fleet operators and once they drop you off, they’ll simply pick up someone nearby.

We have them now. They are called "taxicabs".

Now, imagine what will happen when, by government edict, everyone will have to rely on taxicabs (or whatever happy sounding names they come up with). Sometimes, that system will work just fine. Other times, it will be absolute chaos.

There will never be enough cabs to handle peak demand. It's just not a financially viable business model. There will be forced ride sharing, so you might find yourself (or your kids) riding with perverts, druggies, or thieves. When a trickle of on-demand autonomous vehicles (cabs) start to show up at the concert or stadium, and thousands are waiting for their on-demand ride, people will literally be fighting to get into the first cars.

The proponents of such systems want you to believe that the cab will be there exactly when you want it. It's just not going to work that way.

23 posted on 02/05/2019 10:41:00 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Fox News: "We distort, you deride")
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To: Fresh Wind

What’s scary is that if one’s ‘Social Score’ as they call it in China is too low, they’ll simply be prohibited from using the vehicles.

...that’s what we’re giving up.


26 posted on 02/05/2019 9:14:06 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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