Four Uber bookings via external AI, ¥70 per kWh for battery discharge, 50BAFC at ¥4.65 million before tax — and 7 more | BPJ News
The gap in AI adoption, and the price terms for power, components and finishing, are shaking investment decisions.
Uber recorded just four ride bookings through external AI agents during its busiest week. We read the 50BAFC at ¥4.65 million before tax, high-temperature batteries and ultra-sensitive cameras not only by their purchase price, but by their payback terms and production constraints.
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Ride bookings through external AI numbered just four, even in the busiest week. Services are also beginning to buy electricity stored in household batteries for sale back to utilities. For capital investment, the gap between rated performance and actual payback conditions has again come into question.
Just four ride bookings via external AI, even in the busiest week…
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