Robotaxi at $1/mile competes with Uber, not car ownership — the real threshold is far lower
JOBhakdi · x · 2026-10-01
The author argues today's $1/mile robotaxi pricing competes with rideshare, not car sales; only well below that threshold does it start replacing car ownership.
- For lower-income households the pain is fixed costs (down payment, installments, insurance), which robotaxis eliminate entirely
- The low end of the car market will lose volume first
- The author runs an hourly-updated Cybercab price tracker
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