Let me let you in on a secret. Cars that can drive themselves, autonomous vehicles (AVs), have existed for about 10 years or so. An autonomous vehicle used commercially becomes a robotaxi. It’s an automated Uber, if you will. AV robotaxis are on the road right now, in multiple cities. This is a fact, but …
Author: Richard Sebastian
Software Developer, CTO, Hang Glider pilot.
A Gig Business No One Has Ever Heard About
A new type of business is required for the coming Transportation as a Service economy.
A Flying Uber Down Under in 2020
Not in my lifetime you say! Well, they are coming Down Under in one year (this post is 2019). You Uber drivers Down Under need to look into getting a pilot’s license. Uber is set to use Melbourne as an international pilot city for its planned air taxi service, with test flights to begin as …
Making a Million Dollars in the Gig Economy
Ok, you might not really make a Million dollars, but you can make more than you do today. The basic principles described in this article still apply!
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 27 Heading Home
Today, we are like horses to a barn! We are heading home, or at least our temporary home until we head back down under. Kathy is getting antsy. This is going to be the most driving we have done in one day for the whole trip. We will see the real Wyoming as we cover …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 27 Everyone loves a parade!
We are off to Yellowstone today! Should be great but crowded. Who goes to Yellowstone on the fourth of July? A lot of people do, but we don’t have a choice if we want to go there as this has to be the day! We pack up the Tesla and try to dry some things …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 26 Big Sky
We are off to the Big Sky country of Montana! Nether Kathy or I have been to Montana in a very long time so this was going to be fun. Wolf Creek Campground is right next to the I-90, but it turned out to be pretty nice. We got showers and a good night’s rest. …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 25 Back to Idaho
We start out our day In Tinkham Campground in Washington. We do a little fishing in the morning and I noticed something moving nearby the camp while I am doing some early morning work. It was a light golden color and long tail and I just saw it partially as it moved silently behind a …
The Uber Subscription Model
Uber’s Ride Pass is coming, and you should know what that means to your Rideshare Business! For a monthly fee of $24.99 (most places), a subscriber gets a discount on all the Uber X and Pool rides they want without EVER paying surge prices. They get FREE Uber Eats delivery and they also get 30 …
Real Life Model 3 Road Trip: Day 24 Going around the Sound
Like all things, there is the hard way to do things and the easy way. Why choose the easy way when the hard way is more fun! We are on the road again, but we are going to go around the Puget Sound and miss Seattle rather than just go straight thru using bridges, toll …