Michael Ten to Technology@lemmy.ml • 3 months agoWaymo self-driving cars are delivering Uber Eats orders for first timewww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down19
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minus-squareneo (he/him)AlinkEnglish2•3 months agoBecause nobody else will drive 15 miles for a $2 dollar order.
minus-squarewagonerlinkfedilink2•3 months agoDefinitely makes sense to invest billions in solving this program that people won’t pay more than a pittance for the service.
minus-square@BlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoSelf-driving vehicles are not only here to solve food delivery. In the US, the average American spends about 365 hours a year driving, about an hour a day. I’d much rather use that time to work, read a book, or a dozen other activities. It’s over 6% of my waking hours.
Because nobody else will drive 15 miles for a $2 dollar order.
Definitely makes sense to invest billions in solving this program that people won’t pay more than a pittance for the service.
Self-driving vehicles are not only here to solve food delivery.
In the US, the average American spends about 365 hours a year driving, about an hour a day.
I’d much rather use that time to work, read a book, or a dozen other activities. It’s over 6% of my waking hours.