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If I could get in my car, read a bit and fall asleep, and wake up in Las Vegas from San Francisco, I'd prefer it over flying every time. But this has more to d

If I could get in my car, read a bit and fall asleep, and wake up in Las Vegas from San Francisco, I'd prefer it over flying every time. But this has more to do with how air travel has become miserable than anything else.

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tdicola 11y ago
You can do this with buses today.
- dwiel 11y ago
  Actually, with buses today, it will take almost twice as long (14 hours) and require between 3-5 transfers [1]. In a car there are no transfers and it takes 8.5 hrs [2]. [1] https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Las+Vegas,+NV/@35.8840442,-121.0218591,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x80859a6d00690021:0x4a501367f076adff!2m2!1d-122.4194155!2d37.7749295!1m5!1m1!1s0x80beb782a4f57dd1:0x3accd5e6d5b379a3!2m2!1d-115.1398296!2d36.1699412!3e3 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Las+Vegas,... [2] https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Las+Vegas,+NV/@35.8840442,-121.0218591,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x80859a6d00690021:0x4a501367f076adff!2m2!1d-122.4194155!2d37.7749295!1m5!1m1!1s0x80beb782a4f57dd1:0x3accd5e6d5b379a3!2m2!1d-115.1398296!2d36.1699412!3e3 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Las+Vegas,...
- mywittyname 11y ago
  But you probably need a car when you get there and bus service is not nearly as comprehensive as planes.
- atourgates 11y ago
  The key difference is control and convenience. The big advantages of driving vs. flying are that the trip starts from your house, whenever you want it to start. There's no sharing space with passengers. Bathroom and food stops are at your convenience, no-one else's. You lose these with a bus.
Yhippa 11y ago
This could create a whole new class of car as well. Would be cool to see a more modern VW Westfalia.
- stcredzero 11y ago
  Yup. I immediately thought of a VW microbus-like, with people sitting around a table in back playing boardgames.
mason240 11y ago
Just think of much better family road trips would be with a self-driving RV.

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tdicola 11y ago

You can do this with buses today.

dwiel 11y ago
Actually, with buses today, it will take almost twice as long (14 hours) and require between 3-5 transfers [1]. In a car there are no transfers and it takes 8.5 hrs [2]. [1] https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Las+Vegas,+NV/@35.8840442,-121.0218591,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x80859a6d00690021:0x4a501367f076adff!2m2!1d-122.4194155!2d37.7749295!1m5!1m1!1s0x80beb782a4f57dd1:0x3accd5e6d5b379a3!2m2!1d-115.1398296!2d36.1699412!3e3 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Las+Vegas,... [2] https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Las+Vegas,+NV/@35.8840442,-121.0218591,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x80859a6d00690021:0x4a501367f076adff!2m2!1d-122.4194155!2d37.7749295!1m5!1m1!1s0x80beb782a4f57dd1:0x3accd5e6d5b379a3!2m2!1d-115.1398296!2d36.1699412!3e3 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/San+Francisco,+CA/Las+Vegas,...
mywittyname 11y ago
But you probably need a car when you get there and bus service is not nearly as comprehensive as planes.
atourgates 11y ago
The key difference is control and convenience. The big advantages of driving vs. flying are that the trip starts from your house, whenever you want it to start. There's no sharing space with passengers. Bathroom and food stops are at your convenience, no-one else's. You lose these with a bus.

Yhippa 11y ago

This could create a whole new class of car as well. Would be cool to see a more modern VW Westfalia.

stcredzero 11y ago
Yup. I immediately thought of a VW microbus-like, with people sitting around a table in back playing boardgames.

mason240 11y ago

Just think of much better family road trips would be with a self-driving RV.