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Think of the possibilities even if cars stay on the ground. No more garages and driveways. Neighbourhoods will look a lot nicer, and maybe this will foster com
by nealabq 11y ago
Think of the possibilities even if cars stay on the ground.
No more garages and driveways. Neighbourhoods will look a lot nicer, and maybe this will foster community engagement? House design will change, maybe with more multi-family units.
Much narrower roads, with real estate that's now sacrificed to roadway given over to parkland or housing.
Maybe cars will move partially or fully underground, travelling in large-diameter pipes. Like a sewer. Save the surface for people and bikes.
Maybe I can own my own "car interior", a custom box that I can commute in every day. It won't have wheels or an engine, so when I want to go somewhere I'll summon an auto-auto that picks up my auto-box and ferries it around.
- Qworg 11y agoThe "personalized interior" is the most socially acceptable end case I can foresee. We conflate two separate things when we consider what cars _are_ - a way to transport ourselves and things from place to place AND an extension of our home. The idea of home extension will be more difficult to break than the idea that you have to drive everywhere.