One can see why Uber is so hot on autonomous vehicles, even though that would mean they’d have to take on the expense of owning and running the vehicles. Doesn’t sound like they’ll last long enough to get there, which makes their investment in it rather strange, though.
What’s rather disturbing in all this is how many US cities have apparently gotten rid of their public transportation and subsidized (or further subsidized, as it turns out), Uber rides instead. That alone didn’t sit right with me, but when Uber goes under, people are going to be stranded, even if another ride-share company steps up to take their place, because that company is likely to not be subsidizing the cost of the rides.
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