On: How Driverless Cars Could Reshape Cities

[greghinch]

Ask Uber and the similar services currently embroiled in legal battles in NYC and LA how "no one" cares about taxis politically. Changing incumbents isn't so simple

[aetherson → greghinch]

Or just note that medallions cost hundreds of thousands of dollars (or more). If taxi drivers were politically powerless, why on earth would that be the case?

[elchief → greghinch]

taxi driver != medallion owner