I like this! Tesla mostly talks about using my (future) self-driving car as a taxi, but I’m pretty suspicious of how the societal norms will work out for keeping the cars safe. We already saw some of the protests in LA including calling a Waymo and then torching it. If Elon is in one of his PR low periods, Tesla taxis may suffer. (Would they be programmed to refuse to pick up people in masks?)
Here you suggest useful things that could benefit me and my vendor. (Wal-Mart may be an even better partner due to their stores in locations far from Amazon distribution centers.)
I’m not clear where your $10-last-mile figure comes from, but it is surely still important. I think “free same day” has the same value.
I think some of your convenience ideas around learning preferred orders would fail privacy tests. One of apple’s best features is its commitment to protect data, and this tramples through that in a way that would make google blush.
The $10 is a really rough estimate somewhat pulled somewhat out of thin air. It's probably less, but it really depends on the location. If you're in a crowded city, it's probably a lot less. If you're in a rural or suburban area, it's probably within an order of magnitude at least — and those are, conveniently, where such a service would be most valuable.
I like this! Tesla mostly talks about using my (future) self-driving car as a taxi, but I’m pretty suspicious of how the societal norms will work out for keeping the cars safe. We already saw some of the protests in LA including calling a Waymo and then torching it. If Elon is in one of his PR low periods, Tesla taxis may suffer. (Would they be programmed to refuse to pick up people in masks?)
Here you suggest useful things that could benefit me and my vendor. (Wal-Mart may be an even better partner due to their stores in locations far from Amazon distribution centers.)
I’m not clear where your $10-last-mile figure comes from, but it is surely still important. I think “free same day” has the same value.
I think some of your convenience ideas around learning preferred orders would fail privacy tests. One of apple’s best features is its commitment to protect data, and this tramples through that in a way that would make google blush.
The $10 is a really rough estimate somewhat pulled somewhat out of thin air. It's probably less, but it really depends on the location. If you're in a crowded city, it's probably a lot less. If you're in a rural or suburban area, it's probably within an order of magnitude at least — and those are, conveniently, where such a service would be most valuable.