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Daniel Popescu's avatar

Thanks for writing this, it clarifies a lot. I'm wonderin if the increased utilization for a 5,000-pound vehicle truly offsets its ecological footpritn for small deliveries. Food for thought.

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Harry Campbell's avatar

Fair. without the tip, the delivery fee may essentially just be covering the cost of operation so may not even be worth it as you point out.

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Sam Penrose's avatar

A second tweet-pair from In Practise: https://x.com/_inpractise/status/1977689927245574631

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Harry Campbell's avatar

thanks, I think the first tweet is rather obvious. But disagree with the second one.

https://x.com/therideshareguy/status/1979607717322088456?s=46

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John Farrall's avatar

Thanks for the mention! I think I am the first person who lives in Ohio to ride in an AV (June 2024).

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Hari Sripathi's avatar

"In theory, combining food delivery and rideshare has always sounded great, but in reality, there are a lot of issues. Lunch is really the only peak food delivery time where rideshare demand is low, and food tends to stink up your car." - very famous words

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