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		vonmoltke on Oct 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Driverless cars are stuck in a jam > Taxis are expensive because they require a human to drive them. Hence the reason the SDC could change that dynamic. A shared car that does not require an expensive human to drive it. Human driver's only account for 50% - 55% of a cab's cost. https://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/08/what-taxis-can-tell... https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-breakdown-of-where-taxi-fa...

harpastum on Oct 29, 2019 | [–]

"Only" half of the cost? That's more than enough to make it economically viable for a large chunk of the population.

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