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Simon_says
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Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court
I would hope it's a race to the bottom when taxis are self driving. Why keep prices needlessly higher than the base material cost in that csse?
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on Dec 21, 2017
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Economically no problem with that race, of course it eventually means cutting out the human driver and usually people who can only drive are not really ready to get a different job. They have no other skills that are "in demand".
dragonwriter
on Dec 20, 2017
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A race to the bottom means cutting quality (e.g., cleaning frequency and thoroughness) to reach the lowest price.
Simon_says
on Dec 20, 2017
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So long as there's multiple providers, if one of them gives a filthier, though cheaper, service, there's definitely people who will prefer it.
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