London Taxi Firm Addison Lee Promises Self-Driving Cars by 2021

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LondonManc replied

24 October 2018, 06:51
Originally posted by Martin@AS Financial View Post

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...premium-europe

You mean Uber penetrate a market then put fares up? Wow, like that's never happened before, ever.
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AtW replied

23 October 2018, 18:56
Originally posted by vetran View Post

oh goody more unemployment and tax offshoring!

Employment of robots will be counted as double because they will not be getting pension rights!
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Paddy replied

23 October 2018, 16:03
Originally posted by Martin@AS Financial View Post

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...premium-europe

Financial News 2021.

Addison Lee's electric car subsidiary goes in to administration after directors paid themselves £12,000,000 bonus.
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Martin@AS Financial replied

23 October 2018, 15:17
Uber to Increase London Fares for $260 Million Fund for Electric Cars

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...premium-europe
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woohoo replied

23 October 2018, 12:47
Originally posted by Eirikur View Post

Phase 1 will be a few thousands of Indians in an office in Mumbai remote steering the vehicles

Mumbai are too expensive now. Probably somewhere like Malaysia.
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Eirikur replied

23 October 2018, 12:27
Phase 1 will be a few thousands of Indians in an office in Mumbai remote steering the vehicles
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GreenMirror replied

23 October 2018, 12:08
Originally posted by deebeegee View Post

will they be training their AI to target and drive into cyclists?

A bigger issue is that AI cars might need dedicated lanes in cities - which will conflict heavily with new cycle lanes. I already hear tfl are looking at allowing motorcyclists to use the embankment cycle superhighway.
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northernladuk replied

22 October 2018, 14:55
Originally posted by deebeegee View Post

will they be training their AI to target and drive into cyclists?

and to open the passenger door to get the ones on the pavement they can't drive in to.
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deebeegee replied

22 October 2018, 14:39
will they be training their AI to target and drive into cyclists?
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vetran replied

22 October 2018, 13:43
oh goody more unemployment and tax offshoring!
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Paddy replied

22 October 2018, 13:05
Originally posted by Martin@AS Financial View Post

Interesting report from Bloomberg - "Self-driving car advocates argue it’s people, not cars, that need reprogramming to prevent road fatalities"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...premium-europe

Since Addison Lee have the worst drivers in London, it can only be an improvement.
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Martin@AS Financial started a topic London Taxi Firm Addison Lee Promises Self-Driving Cars by 2021

22 October 2018, 12:25
London Taxi Firm Addison Lee Promises Self-Driving Cars by 2021

Interesting report from Bloomberg - "Self-driving car advocates argue it’s people, not cars, that need reprogramming to prevent road fatalities"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...premium-europe
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