Would you hail a cab driven by a ROBOT?

[CJCRANE]

Rumours that Google's self-driving cars will one day form a 'robo-taxi' service

*According to U.S. reports, Google plans to design an autonomous vehicle
*Google's 'robo-taxi' concept is part of its plans to roll out computerised self-driving cars, which Google believes are safer than human drivers
*Transportation and delivery company Uber said it will purchase 2,500 driver-less cars from Google

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2402047/Would-hail-cab-driven-ROBOT-Rumours-Googles-self-driving-cars-day-form-robo-taxi-service.html

[HappyMe]

1. No.

Why the hell would I be okay with a robot?

As shitty as people can be, I would certainly rather deal with a human than a robot.

[jakeXT]

2. .

[Blue_Tires]

4. awesome

23 years later, and I still remember that Saturday in the theater like it was yesterday...

[quakerboy]

3. I'd rather have my own robot car

At least they wont be distracted by a text message or staring at some girl on the sidewalk. Or in such a hurry to get done with you and to the next fare that they go 25 over the speed. All things ive seen cabbies doing on a regular basis

So.. sure. I got nothing against robot cars

Except that I wouldn't want to put a human out of work, same as I dont do self check at the grocery store. It may not be a great job that everyone wants, and it may be doable by machinery, but till we figure out how to equalize our society a bit, people need these redundant jobs.

So.. actually probably not, on those grounds.

[KamaAina]

5. But with the robo-taxis, they just move on to their next pickup

No more parking lots, garages, etc. That's a lot of land freed up, especially in congested downtowns.

[Chan790]

6. Me too.

I want a robot-car but since I don't think I support the idea of robot-taxi because cab driving is a job I'd rather keep people in. While I support robot-cars, I'd like to go as far as requiring a human driver to apply for a taxi medallion.