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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

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Uber, like all transportation services, has never and will never offer a product that’s composed purely of digital “bits,” as companies do in media (Netflix and YouTube), music (Spotify), or advertisements (Facebook and Google). Any platform still needs to achieve a product-market fit to succeed in the long run.

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The Tragic Crash of Flight AF447 Shows the Unlikely but Catastrophic Consequences of Automation

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In fact, they are the most prevalent cause of fatalities in commercial aviation today, accounting for 43% of fatalities in 37 separate incidents between 2010 and 2014. Commercial aircraft fly on autopilot for much of the time. Pilots spend much of their time managing and monitoring, rather than actively flying, their aircraft.

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