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The recent discourse among industry experts on various platforms—including a heated debate between Brian White and Gary Black—has spotlighted the challenges that newcomers face in achieving profitability in the robo-taxi sector. Central to the discussion is the capability of firms like Uber and Whimo to drop their prices sufficiently to remain competitive with Tesla’s upcoming offerings.
White articulates skepticism regarding Black’s assertion that these companies will simply reduce their prices. He argues:
"They can't lower it while they got a human in there. They’re pretty much stuck."
He elaborates by pointing out that transitioning away from human drivers is imperative to driving down the cost per mile, but numerous systemic challenges inhibit that process.