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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis is where we enter the muddy waters, the million-dollar question every analyst asks. Today, all companies offering autonomous taxi services lose money. And quite a bit. Each trip generates losses, as the cost of technology, maintenance, and supervision (human and remote) remains astronomical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, why expand into even more complex and expensive markets like London? The answer is one word: penetration. These companies are playing a long-term chess game. The goal isn't to make money today, but to dominate the market of tomorrow. They're expanding their revenue and user base, betting that the potential market is so vast that it will justify the colossal initial investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As an engineer, I'm fascinated by technology, but as a manager, I wonder: where is the break-even point? How many billions are companies like Alphabet willing to invest before Waymo stops burning cash and starts generating profits?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waymo has the advantage of generous funding, but no pocketbook is infinite. I don't have the information to estimate when these services will be profitable. Technology is one part of the challenge; regulation, public acceptance, and, above all, cost optimization are the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It's quite possible that we're still several years away from that tipping point. London 2026 isn't the finish line; it's just the pistol shot for the European autonomous taxi race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Views: 0 La revoluci\u00f3n de los coches aut\u00f3nomos est\u00e1 a punto de dar uno de sus pasos m\u00e1s significativos. Waymo, la compa\u00f1\u00eda hermana de Google bajo el paraguas de Alphabet, ha puesto sus ojos en Europa, y la primera parada tiene nombre propio: Londres. Se espera que en 2026, los ic\u00f3nicos taxis negros compartan las […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[128,111,135],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-autonomous-cars-vehicles","category-technology"],"yoast_head":"\n