> Taxis are expensive because they require a human to drive them. Hence the reason the SDC could change that dynamic. A shared car that does not require an expensive human to drive it.
Human driver's only account for 50% - 55% of a cab's cost.
https://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/08/what-taxis-can-tell...
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-breakdown-of-where-taxi-fa...