Roundup: Articles From Around the Web
Here are some posts from around the web that I thought you may find interesting. Let me know if there is anything good I missed. Email me anything awesome that you find, or write, at Mark@milestomemories.com.
Articles
Delta Launches New Facial Recognition Technology for Security Lines With TSA – Travel + Leisure
I have experienced this in Detroit and it is a pretty slick system.
Hertz To Offer Up To 50,000 Teslas For Uber Network By 2023 – Nasdaq
This comes after news that Hertz is buying 100,000 Teslas for their fleet. This info gives us the full picture since they normally sell their cars after only 15,000 – 20,000 miles.
Growing and reselling household plants – Miles per Day
Who knew this was a thing? I sure didn’t.
Conclusion
Which article did you find most interesting? Remember to let me know of anything you come across that you want added into the next edition at Mark@milestomemories.com.
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Among the Hertz-Uber pact issues is the fact that IIRC, an Uber driver doesn’t know where you want to go when they accept a job. Now, a driver can refuse a ride they’ve already accepted by saying that they don’t have the range, whether because that’s true or that they don’t want that fare. I foresee problems.
That seems like an odd issue to raise. Right now an Uber driver can do exactly what you said by claiming that they don’t have enough gas. But with teslas, there could actually be a way for uber to externally monitor the remaining range of the Tesla and not give rides to drivers who don’t have enough range left.
I dunno, putting 100 miles worth of gas in a car takes under 5 minutes; finding an electric charging station and charging 100 miles worth of driving would almost certainly take a great deal longer than most customers would be willing to wait. Also I’m not sure that Uber cares enough about the customer to institute your idea even if the software integration is readily available and cost effective.
It will have to be something they need to figure out for sure.