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   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   In article , Leszek Karlik   
    wrote:   
   > On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:16:58 +0100, Doc O'Leary   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > [...]   
   > >> No, self-driving cars are, basically, taxis with robot drivers instead   
   > >> of human drivers, which makes them cheaper, so people will be better   
   > >> able   
   > >> to afford them.   
   >   
   > > Afford them?  Why would we even buy them?   
   >   
   > The sentence "Some people can't afford a taxi." doesn't mean that   
   > some people are not able to buy a taxi cab. :-)) When I was a student,   
   > I used public transport, because taxis were pretty much too expensive   
   > for my budget.   
   >   
   > Whey there's a fleet of municipal smart cars that don't need taxi   
   > drivers, you could plausibly have taxis at a price point of   
   > public transport. Say, a monthly "taxi card", with a discount   
   > for being lower-priority (for students and poor people) and   
   > surcharge for being a high-priority passenger.   
   >   
   > [snip the rest, because I seem to be generally agreeing with you]   
      
   Just pretend you're a parcel, stick a label on your forehead, and book   
   yourself on a courier delivery service ... just make sure it's not a   
   holiday weekend, otherwise you might get left in the van until the next   
   working day.  ;-)   
      
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