The problem is, if they lift the regulation for Uber, then they need to lift the regulation for all transportation companies so that they can compete on an even playing field. Then it is questionable whether there will be enough services that remain.
Only the cost of products that rely entirely on minimum wage workers, in which case the cost was artificially low anyway. Also many people who make more than minimum wage will also be paying it. People who probably won't even notice the cost increase. I know I don't track the price when I go to a coffee shop. I already know I'm paying way too much.
That doesn't even make sense, unless there is some theoretical business that only minimum wage workers use. Otherwise the impact will be spread out across the economy,
Because human drivers are predictable. You watch for the person hopping lanes in your rear view mirror and prepare to let them pass as safely as possible. Automated cars will do unpredictable things for some time, things like misunderstanding traffic markers and driving into construction zones, and it will be completely unpredictable.
Look, if your business can reduce hours without significantly lowering the quality of customer service, then you should have done that BEFORE the wage increase. Otherwise this is all just sour grapes.
So say we're talking about a coffee shop, and the price of coffee goes up. Do they suddenly realize they were buying more coffee than they needed so start to purchase less of it? Or do they accept it as part of the cost of business, raise prices a couple ticks, and move on? This is nothing but sour grapes.
And if automated driving becomes as safe as airliners or crossing a bridge then there is no discussion, because then they will be far safer then humans currently are. You have mentioned two industries that are safe primarily because of government regulations. Airliners are safe mostly because they are constantly checked and bridges are mostly safe because of physics and building standards. Neither of these will apply to autonomous cars, thus I am placing more trust in the programming for an automatic car than in either of those cases
I have no idea either. But if we are going to be letting these things on the road, then shouldn't we all know exactly what it will do in certain situations?
I'm fine with saving lives, I'm just not comfortable giving private industry an active hand in whether I live or die. This is an industry that has to be forced to put seatbelts into cars, and will let people die if it turns out to be cheaper for them than doing a recall. The days are coming where people driving a $20K car are actively sacrificed in an accident to save the people in the $100K car. Nor do I see a way that regulation can really stop it. But then you're probably fine with people going bankrupt because they didn't have the money to cure their cancer as well, so this is just more of the same for you.
You raise a good point. What will happen when people realize they don't need to pay for land if they are in a vehicle that constantly drives itself around?
Cue the people who insist it doesn't matter if they drive slow, because they want to spend their lives in these things, don't have an actual life, and don't care about the drivers lined up a mile behind them.
If you feel it is too risky to drive with these drivers, then don't. I choose to drive knowing the risks. The day there are imperfect autonomous cars on the road, I no longer know the risks.
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People who stand up for the disabled are DICKS! Yeah!
The problem is, if they lift the regulation for Uber, then they need to lift the regulation for all transportation companies so that they can compete on an even playing field. Then it is questionable whether there will be enough services that remain.
Why would the Australian government give transportation subsidies to Uber? After all they're just a technology company.
Only the cost of products that rely entirely on minimum wage workers, in which case the cost was artificially low anyway. Also many people who make more than minimum wage will also be paying it. People who probably won't even notice the cost increase. I know I don't track the price when I go to a coffee shop. I already know I'm paying way too much.
You know what I tell my kids in this situation? Stop making excuses.
That doesn't even make sense, unless there is some theoretical business that only minimum wage workers use. Otherwise the impact will be spread out across the economy,
Because human drivers are predictable. You watch for the person hopping lanes in your rear view mirror and prepare to let them pass as safely as possible. Automated cars will do unpredictable things for some time, things like misunderstanding traffic markers and driving into construction zones, and it will be completely unpredictable.
Yes, how DARE HE suggest a country with 18 Trillion GDP provide at least as much for its citizens as two countries with 1 Trillion between them.
Look, if your business can reduce hours without significantly lowering the quality of customer service, then you should have done that BEFORE the wage increase. Otherwise this is all just sour grapes.
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A company would have to increase labor spending! The horror! We can't have THAT cost of business!
So say we're talking about a coffee shop, and the price of coffee goes up. Do they suddenly realize they were buying more coffee than they needed so start to purchase less of it? Or do they accept it as part of the cost of business, raise prices a couple ticks, and move on? This is nothing but sour grapes.
Everyone be complacent to the ruling elite and things will be ok.
So I ask again, the only animals that matter are the ones that could wreck the car?
And if automated driving becomes as safe as airliners or crossing a bridge then there is no discussion, because then they will be far safer then humans currently are. You have mentioned two industries that are safe primarily because of government regulations. Airliners are safe mostly because they are constantly checked and bridges are mostly safe because of physics and building standards. Neither of these will apply to autonomous cars, thus I am placing more trust in the programming for an automatic car than in either of those cases
I have no idea either. But if we are going to be letting these things on the road, then shouldn't we all know exactly what it will do in certain situations?
I'm fine with saving lives, I'm just not comfortable giving private industry an active hand in whether I live or die. This is an industry that has to be forced to put seatbelts into cars, and will let people die if it turns out to be cheaper for them than doing a recall. The days are coming where people driving a $20K car are actively sacrificed in an accident to save the people in the $100K car. Nor do I see a way that regulation can really stop it. But then you're probably fine with people going bankrupt because they didn't have the money to cure their cancer as well, so this is just more of the same for you.
SO how does it know not to stop for a tumbleweed or a bag blowing along the ground?
Well it's very unlikely grandpa will be in a self driving car, if that's what you're thinking.
You raise a good point. What will happen when people realize they don't need to pay for land if they are in a vehicle that constantly drives itself around?
The difference is, one situation is entirely preventable and the other isn't. So it's apples to oranges.
Cue the people who insist it doesn't matter if they drive slow, because they want to spend their lives in these things, don't have an actual life, and don't care about the drivers lined up a mile behind them.
If you feel it is too risky to drive with these drivers, then don't. I choose to drive knowing the risks. The day there are imperfect autonomous cars on the road, I no longer know the risks.
I still find it hard to believe that they have EVERY animal solved, but kangaroos are the only problem.
So you don't mind if your self driving car rockets straight into a brick wall with your family in it, as long as they save lives over all?
Unlike many Slashdotter's suggest, there is no self driving. Only cars following rules that are too rigid for real world use.