September 10, 2016
Sir, I refer to Sarah O’Connor’s enlightening and interesting “When the boss is an algorithm” September 10.
I would not mind at all getting rid of my car, if I was sure there was a service out there that could respond reasonably well to my needs.
But my needs are in essence somewhat different than Uber drivers’ needs. I want a taxi when I need it, and they offer a taxi when their drivers feel like it.
So, in my neighborhood, and I care little about neighborhoods hundred of miles away, why could we not have a transportation cooperative, run by algorithms decided upon between users and drivers?
In fact, even if I got rid of my own car, I can easily imagine myself providing driving services using my neighbor’s car, with his remunerated permission of course, or using some collective neighborhood cars.
@PerKurowski ©