On Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:04:06 +0100
Neil Williams wrote:
On 2016-08-16 09:50:19 +0000, Recliner said:

It's probably better than most cab firms. The reason that black cabs hate
Uber is that it's so popular with customers, not that it provides poor
customer service.

The black cab dislike of Uber is close to the DOO debates on Southern -
technology is obviating the need for a job, and those in that job
understandably don't like it.

We'll have the same for the abolition of train *drivers* within 20
years. Guard-only operation like DLR is more likely to be the future
(or full automation of city metro systems with staff on specific busy
platforms only); DOO is a short-term blip.

I wouldn't be so sure of that. ATO on a slow metro system is one thing, having
no one at the front on an express is another matter entirely. Until trains
have sensors at least as good as the human eye to see any obstructions ahead it
won't happen. The same issues apply to self driving cars. Its no use the
computer seeing all the cars around it in precise detail if it misses the pile
up 200m ahead and brakes way too late.

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Spud