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I feel like the only viable model for these delivery apps is delivery with autonomous vehicles like Nuro (or any other, this is just the company I have heard of). Whether that’s actually viable and how soon, I have no idea, but the model as it stands does not work currently.

A whole lot of people will lose income (no matter how mediocre) if this were to come to fruition though.

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In New York, there is imply not enough space on the roads for autonomous vehicles to work for this purpose. Delivery only works now because delivery drivers all use bikes, e-bikes, and mopeds, which are immune to traffic.

There’s no reason autonomous vehicles used for this purpose can’t also have smaller form factors.

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