But as I mentioned, 5 drivers per car is overestimating considerably the actual number of drivers you need for practical coverage. You don't need your full fleet 24/7, the demand just isn't there for it around the clock.
Call it three drivers for practical coverage. Now we're at
$120k for labor (3 x40k). But we've added 50k to operations in other areas. So now we're saving 70k in overall costs. Which is good, but a long way from 200k.
If you just needed 1 driver for the car, then there's a net loss with the driverless version (with these theoretical numbers anyway).
Perhaps the most efficient method would be a base fleet of driverless cars that operated 24/7, with peak times adding in cheaper cars with human drivers....
Call it three drivers for practical coverage. Now we're at $120k for labor (3 x40k). But we've added 50k to operations in other areas. So now we're saving 70k in overall costs. Which is good, but a long way from 200k.
If you just needed 1 driver for the car, then there's a net loss with the driverless version (with these theoretical numbers anyway).
Perhaps the most efficient method would be a base fleet of driverless cars that operated 24/7, with peak times adding in cheaper cars with human drivers....