[hammock]

Airplanes couldn't fly in inclement weather for decades. Took a while but we solved it.

"Oops it's pouring, can't get a Cruise, gotta fall back to an Uber" doesn't sound that terrible to me, for now.

Cruise could even offer a product that compensates/insures you for that eventuality, if for example Cruise was your primary vehicle.

[grayfaced]

But if self-driving succeeds then there won't be enough gig-drivers ready-to-go to cover a self-driving outage.

[hammock]

Taxis, available with e.g. a simple phone call, have existed since before telephones and cars really, and they still exist now even as ride-sharing has taken over. They will exist as Cruise rises.

[lmm]

They exist because they're a viable business because there is enough approximately consistent demand. That's not guaranteed to continue.

[oefrha]

There might be taxis, but not enough for everyone who wants to catch one. It’s already difficult enough on rainy days.