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		esotericn on April 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ford CEO says the company 'overestimated' self-dri... Because people will take a taxi or self driving car instead. You're making a comparison here that's based on having no other choice. There is obviously a difference between a 5 min journey down the road and a 30+ minute commute.

cloakandswagger on April 11, 2019 [–]

Will they? When I drive I have to worry about parking and, you know, driving. If I take a taxi or ride share I'm paying on the order of 6x what the bus costs.

I think you're overstating the annoyance of standing on a bus.

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