One thing that really gets me is comparing robotaxis with regular driving. How about comparing robotaxis to… taxis? Would not that be much more sane?

Professional taxi drivers do get into accidents. But their per-distance metric is much better than of an average Joe driving home after 10 hours work shift and a one-too-many pint after work.

Why anyone would ever compare robotaxi to anything else but a regular taxi?

A former colleague of mine started a farm 5 years ago. He wrote a few apps to help him with the process and even launched one to help reach customers directly.

I do not use iOS devices and could not take a look, but if you are curious, here is the app page: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/arivon/id6742965675

And here is his LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karunanithi-ranganadhan-65a60028/

More than a decade of programming. Few years of farming. I am wishing him success - as I might be asking for a framing job from him if this trend continues…