Just hit me that at say $3/gallon and say 40mpg, it would be cheaper for a self-driving gasoline car to just circle around than park anywhere at more than $3/hr. At say $0.5/mile fully loaded operating cost it’s not worth parking above $20/h.
The loitering car cloud is coming.
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Why would anyone build an AV with an antique powertrain? Their main market is short trips, and it’s a lot easier for a computer to operate an electric powertrain than a gasoline powertrain.
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It's a bounding argument. If it holds for gasoline it will hold for EVs.
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Just as it already holds true for etc. it’s easier/cheaper for drivers to cruise in areas where they’re likely to pick up a fare. Which is why traffic is so much worse now that nobody has to drive!
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Most people don't understand bounding arguments, unfortunately.

