> In the vast majority of American cities, especially in smaller ones, taxis are not readily available and are just too expensive for get...
> In the vast majority of American cities, especially in smaller ones, taxis are not readily available and are just too expensive for getting across a suburban sprawl. There is a good reason for that, it's so much easier to own a car in these and is pretty much mandatory to get anything done. Cars + Gas are still relatively cheap in comparison to paying someone to come out and drive you around anytime you need to go somewhere, which is compounded in the suburbs by the distance and time involved and the area any taxi service would need to cover. Sure, technology ala Uber helps here, but does this really change the fundamentals in theses areas? I don't think so, you still need to pay a driver and in areas where its easy and cheap to store a car it would make much more financial sense to just drive yourself around. Driverless cars are really the fundamental shift that might change this, but let's be real that is still a risky venture, despite all the Google hype people are drooling over. This large of an evaluation only makes sense with that in mind.
Posted by efuquen on Jun 6, 2014, 7:18 PM
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Yea, I hate that the Lightning didn’t work out.
NewThe answer is mostly that the powerwall is an incredibly overpriced home battery.
NewI think the cybertruck appeals to a very narrow market.
NewAs usual, I was right about the market but way too early.
New> The bigger problem is the legal system isn't a logical system, it's a social construct.
NewAs others pointed out, it's hard to say how much copyrighted material the model already contains in the weights.
NewHey all, this is the first time I'm really sharing this.
Newits like owning a personal computer in 1986.
> In the vast majority of American cities, especially in smaller ones, taxis are not readily available and are just too expensive for get...
> In the vast majority of American cities, especially in smaller ones, taxis are not readily available and are just too expensive for getting across a suburban sprawl. There is a good reason for that, it's so much easier to own a car in these and is pretty much mandatory to get anything done. Cars + Gas are still relatively cheap in comparison to paying someone to come out and drive you around anytime you need to go somewhere, which is compounded in the suburbs by the distance and time involved and the area any taxi service would need to cover. Sure, technology ala Uber helps here, but does this really change the fundamentals in theses areas? I don't think so, you still need to pay a driver and in areas where its easy and cheap to store a car it would make much more financial sense to just drive yourself around. Driverless cars are really the fundamental shift that might change this, but let's be real that is still a risky venture, despite all the Google hype people are drooling over. This large of an evaluation only makes sense with that in mind.
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