Price of rides will come down with autonomous driving

Price of rides will come down with autonomous driving | And especially if the price starts coming down.

Watch events: Waymo 1M rides/wk (end-2026); Tesla Robotaxi scaling; NHTSA AV rules

And especially if the price starts coming down.

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