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A four hour commute with a self-driving car will be just as painful as four hour communute with a train, except that the cost with the car will be much higher.
by skrause 11y ago
A four hour commute with a self-driving car will be just as painful as four hour communute with a train, except that the cost with the car will be much higher. I honestly don't see self-driving cars changing a lot here.
- stingraycharles 11y agoWell it will be much more like a private driver. A more quiet experience with less overhead (waiting, transfers, etc).
- grrowl 11y agoYou can work, read, and telecommute without distraction during an automatic car drive.
- skrause 11y agoYou can do that in most trains, too.
- finance-geek 11y agoNot quite. It will be painful from a family standpoint (cannot have breakfast/dinner with family) but commute-wise I would imagine a much better experience: 1. You would be guaranteed a seat. Even when I get a seat on the MetroNorth, the first and last miles are painful -- it still requires a 45min standing subway ride to Grand Central and a 10 minute standing ride from the station to the office. Same thing on the way back. 2. You would be able to sleep in the car since it would likely not require transfers or the risk of missing your stop 3. You could keep all your stuff in your car - laptops, books, etc. The space I have in a NYC subway car is pretty minimal
- raz32dust 11y agoPicture this - you could be sleeping in the car while it drives itself. It doesn't sound so ridiculous then. Anyway, I think telecommuting is going to be the norm pretty soon. Commutes would themselves be rare. They might be a lot longer though.
- zhte415 11y ago> I think telecommuting is going to be the norm pretty soon. Holograms. Imagine sitting next to a hologram, in a meeting or just in an office setting. This would be amazing, and is coming (I hope).
- ek750 11y agoAnd until we perfect holograms, hopefully gear like oculus rift can fill that role.
- skrause 11y agoHonestly, how many people can get up in the morning, get ready for work, go to a car and then just fall asleep again? I guess the percentage of people who will be able to sleep on a commute will be quite low; I know I wouldn't be able to do that.
- dagw 11y agoAnd even if you could, would you really want to go directly from waking up to being at your desk?
- Dakuan 11y agoYou haven't spent much time on UK commuter trains!