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An Uber style private hire vehicle does an estimated 10x trips per day as a private car in a city the size of London.

An extra 100.000 taxis/ubers could take 1 million private cars off the streets.

It seems like low hanging fruit to reduce traffic problems in large cities.

My guess is that there are political reasons not to do it (taxi licensing is a source of money for many municipalities).

Ape Mithrandir 2d ago

People with kids will still want to drive. The falling birth rates are reducing private car ownership in cities already.

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Flix 1d ago

Sure, but people with kids already use their cars more efficiently: more trips per day + higher vehicle occupancy.

If you can replace 1 million, single person vehicle, 2 trips per day (work commute) with cheap ubers or robotaxis... that goes a long way to reducing congestion.

Of course I'm talking about voluntary reduction by offering cheaper, better alternatives. Don't think I'm in the 15-min city, surveillance heavy, agenda 2030 camp 😉