[atbentley]

Self driving cars won't make financial sense in a lot of regions.

The driver plus bring your own vehicle model is a mostly operational cost model where the cost slides based on region, which makes it perfect for rolling out on a global scale.

The self driving taxi service model has a significant capital cost associated with it and that cost won't slide much based on region. It would take far too long to see meaningful returns on self driving taxis in India for example.