Uber's self-driving cars to haul people in next few weeks

Uber is rushing into this and further alienating there drivers by saying they want to replace human drivers as quickly as possible, This attitude and total disdain for its drivers is why lyft will end up being the premier rideshare company,

Lyft will also have these types of vehicles but lyft realizes that the public will need time to get used to the concept and it still has to be proven, how many people have seen a driver less car next to them while driving down the road? This is not going to be a fat transition and uber is on the verge of total collapse or selling out because they cannot continue on the same path they are on.

Would it be callous to start a death pool for the first pax killed by autonomous cars?
Yes.
Yes it would.

Put me down for 1/13/17 to 1/30/17

TwoFiddyMile said:

Would it be callous to start a death pool for the first pax killed by autonomous cars?
Yes.
Yes it would.

Put me down for 1/13/17 to 1/30/17

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Come on really? How in the hell can you in good conscience do this?

I mean that is a 17 day window, at best you should get 3 days!

wk1102 said:

Come on really? How in the hell can you in good conscience do this?

I mean that is a 17 day window, at best you should get 3 days!

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First in gets the best window.
Set up your own bracket in the other thread

The Federal government will step in and stop this because there are no regulations.

Well they're "semi-autonomous" in that there's still a driver sitting there making sure the thing doesn't mow down a group of pedestrians.

Knowing Travis and his shady operations, though, I bet the drivers are secretly controlling the vehicle with their feet or something If Uber has ditched Google, there's no way they have maps at a resolution necessary for actual self-driving.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the first person killed by a truly self-driving car will be a pedestrian and not a passenger.

You know what this means. Soon, we'll all be driving at Detroit rates!

In Las Vegas a pedestrian is killed, on average, every 6.5 days approximately. On large billboards around the city, they say there is an ePEDemic. More than homicides.

Louisvilleuberguy said:

Uber is rushing into this and further alienating there drivers by saying they want to replace human drivers as quickly as possible, This attitude and total disdain for its drivers is why lyft will end up being the premier rideshare company,

Lyft will also have these types of vehicles but lyft realizes that the public will need time to get used to the concept and it still has to be proven, how many people have seen a driver less car next to them while driving down the road? This is not going to be a fat transition and uber is on the verge of total collapse or selling out because they cannot continue on the same path they are on.

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LOLOLOL a true belieber. Lyft is no more your friend than Uber. Wake up and smell the coffee I mean chicory, uber and lyft drivers can't afford real coffee.

observer said:

The Federal government will step in and stop this because there are no regulations.

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you mean they will work with uber to create regulations that dont hurt ubers bottom line and line the pockets of politicians? You know just like they have with various states, and countries?

Uber launches self driving cars! With drivers! Huh? Another bogus driverless car story with fake headlines running on all the news outlets. FUber, please please, please... put one of those fake driverless cars on the road with no driver. We can't wait to see them crash and burn.

Jumping ahead far into the future leads me to one question. IF driverless cars become the norm.

Why do people use taxis and uber now when they go out for an evening? So they don't have to drive home drunk would be the answer. Now if someone owns a driverless car in the future then why would they need ubers driverless car service. Your car could drop you off then you could send it home and return for you later when you summon it.

SafeT said:

Uber launches self driving cars! With drivers! Huh? Another bogus driverless car story with fake headlines running on all the news outlets. FUber, please please, please... put one of those fake driverless cars on the road with no driver. We can't wait to see them crash and burn.

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Yeah they're have major problems with bridges. What happens in weather. Another propaganda piece to get more investor money. Their propaganda machine rivials the Nazis. Feed an endless amount of bull to the public and hope they believe.

I think a cost analysis should be done. Their costs to operate per mile will be higher than the IRS 54 cents per mile deduction. A fleet of new cars plus the driverless technology will be more expensive than their current driver partner model.

Are the cars driving back to the garages every night. Maintenance costs will have to rival airplanes. Triple check everything mechanical before hitting the road. One fatality will cost millions.

I've never really wished death on anyone, but I hope Kalinick and all of the inhuman scum like him die in their sleep of natural causes.

Transportation jobs are a major safety net in the US, you cannot simply eliminate them.

Hackenstein said:

I've never really wished death on anyone, but I hope Kalinick and all of the inhuman scum like him die in their sleep of natural causes.

Transportation jobs are a major safety net in the US, you cannot simply eliminate them.

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Unfortunately, techbro deebags don't care about anything or anybody. Most, if not all, of them have never come from a family that endured a layoff or job loss while they were growing up and they'll never be able to relate to people who work for a living.

ABC123DEF said:

Unfortunately, techbro deebags don't care about anything or anybody. Most, if not all, of them have never come from a family that endured a layoff or job loss while they were growing up and they'll never be able to relate to people who work for a living.

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Yes well said.

observer said:

The Federal government will step in and stop this because there are no regulations.

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Did laugh

TwoFiddyMile said:

Would it be callous to start a death pool for the first pax killed by autonomous cars?
Yes.
Yes it would.

Put me down for 1/13/17 to 1/30/17

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I think you get 3-1 odds in Vegas this week for those 17 days. I'm guessing to hedge your bet right before Christmas. You know some tech with too much holiday cheer is going to pull an oops.