[jgiun1]

They've been here for months and driving with the same looking equipment that uber has on the Volvo except in Ford Fusions. They just drive in circles really fast, one after the other.

It's EX Uber engineering that went off on their own and is funded by Ford. They have about 50 cars here in my market. They for sure aren't picking up anybody but testing here. The engineer (Uber) I picked up said he's guessing that they are just racking up miles to obtain bonus money and probably more funding. It is fitting they are working in the areas where Uber owns two huge driveless only engineering buildings.

By the time Uber figures out everything, they'll probably be years behind everyone else.

 

[jgiun1]

If you look on google.....one of the pics are a wrecked Argo car in pic description .....lol, too funny

 

[Uber's Guber]

Several states have passed legislation to allow for autonomous testing, including my state. Google was the firm that was paying for the lobbying efforts to enact the legislation in my state.

 

[jgiun1]

Several states have passed legislation to allow for autonomous testing, including my state. Google was the firm that was paying for the lobbying efforts to enact the legislation in my state.

I always find it funny that uber said drivers are still going to be needed after this stuff gets off the ground. There's probably going to be so many players in the rideshare business.....can't imagine doing this crap for even lower pay when three companies slinging pax around are competing.

 

[Uber's Guber]

I always find it funny that uber said drivers are still going to be needed after this stuff gets off the ground. There's probably going to be so many players in the rideshare business.....can't imagine doing this crap for even lower pay when three companies slinging pax around are competing.

Autonomous vehicles will definitely come to be, and sooner than some rideshare drivers are willing to believe.
It won't be a full-on takeover of the current rideshare industry at first, but the initial goal is to put many of these autonomous vehicles in high-volume areas that have a need to move pool pax quickly over short distances. Kind of what city buses currently offer, but quicker service involving "people-movers" that can hold 6 or 8 passengers. This autonomous pool service is being viewed as a profitable market that will fill a niche that most drivers prefer to avoid.

 

[goneubering]

Autonomous vehicles will definitely come to be, and sooner than some rideshare drivers are willing to believe.
It won't be a full-on takeover of the current rideshare industry at first, but the initial goal is to put many of these autonomous vehicles in high-volume areas that have a need to move pool pax quickly over short distances. Kind of what city buses currently offer, but quicker service involving "people-movers" that can hold 6 or 8 passengers. This autonomous pool service is being viewed as a profitable market that will fill a niche that most drivers prefer to avoid.

Maybe that's a niche they can conquer but right now I doubt it.

 

[RamzFanz]

Autonomous vehicles will definitely come to be, and sooner than some rideshare drivers are willing to believe.
It won't be a full-on takeover of the current rideshare industry at first, but the initial goal is to put many of these autonomous vehicles in high-volume areas that have a need to move pool pax quickly over short distances. Kind of what city buses currently offer, but quicker service involving "people-movers" that can hold 6 or 8 passengers. This autonomous pool service is being viewed as a profitable market that will fill a niche that most drivers prefer to avoid.

No major player in this is planning to do this.