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I think there's a lot of things I'd rather be doing on a commute than drive or do work. For on thing, with a self-driving car, I could do things that many peop

I think there's a lot of things I'd rather be doing on a commute than drive or do work. For on thing, with a self-driving car, I could do things that many people are already doing while driving, albeit unsafely. Things like eating breakfast, talking on the phone, and fiddling with the radio. Hell, if the commute was long, I might use the time to catch up on sleep.

duaneb 10y ago
You can already do this on public transit; why wait for self-driving cars?
- yazaddaruvala 10y ago
  Where does your public transit system get its funding? Does it really provide you the same level of privacy? Any transit system I've ever used was: Over crowded. Purposefully designed so no-one could sleep. Also, I really wouldn't want to sleep on an artificially created publicly shared surface. Frowned upon to talk on your cell phone, or eat a meal. I definitely couldn't get any work done, even if I tried.
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- jdbernard 10y ago
  Because driving takes me 15 minutes and public transit takes an hour.
  - 0xcde4c3db 10y ago
    In my city, you're lucky if public transit only takes an hour (I'm lucky, so I still ride). Also, the bike racks only take two bikes; if there are already two on there, you might as well just ride the rest of the way because your other option is to wait an hour for the next bus. (hi; I live in a city run by "fiscal conservatives")
- industriousthou 10y ago
  Yeah, I could get a solid four to five hours of sleep if I took public transit to work since it would take so long. And then the bus system in my area is shut down by the time I get out of work... This is exactly what makes autonomous vehicles so great - they eliminate the public transportation problem.
- cvwright 10y ago
  I took public transit to work for three years. It had its ups and downs. Then, within the span of about a week, (a) somebody peed in their seat about 12 feet from me, and then (b) somebody threw up all over the floor about 3 feet from me. After that it was goodbye Trimet, hello Honda. The bus is not a great place to do any of the things mentioned above.
  - duaneb 10y ago
    I personally love the bus, but it can vary greatly from place to place (and even from bus line to bus line). But this is a great illustration of self-driving cars: it's public transit for the upper-middle class. (The middle class can't afford a reliable car for the whole household; the rich have chauffeurs.)
- Can_Not 10y ago
  Yeah, I've had several bus drivers go by the drive-through so I can get breakfast and let me fiddle the radio on behalf of all passengers while also being on the phone the whole time.

duaneb 10y ago

You can already do this on public transit; why wait for self-driving cars?

yazaddaruvala 10y ago
Where does your public transit system get its funding? Does it really provide you the same level of privacy? Any transit system I've ever used was: Over crowded. Purposefully designed so no-one could sleep. Also, I really wouldn't want to sleep on an artificially created publicly shared surface. Frowned upon to talk on your cell phone, or eat a meal. I definitely couldn't get any work done, even if I tried.
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jdbernard 10y ago
Because driving takes me 15 minutes and public transit takes an hour.
- 0xcde4c3db 10y ago
  In my city, you're lucky if public transit only takes an hour (I'm lucky, so I still ride). Also, the bike racks only take two bikes; if there are already two on there, you might as well just ride the rest of the way because your other option is to wait an hour for the next bus. (hi; I live in a city run by "fiscal conservatives")
industriousthou 10y ago
Yeah, I could get a solid four to five hours of sleep if I took public transit to work since it would take so long. And then the bus system in my area is shut down by the time I get out of work... This is exactly what makes autonomous vehicles so great - they eliminate the public transportation problem.
cvwright 10y ago
I took public transit to work for three years. It had its ups and downs. Then, within the span of about a week, (a) somebody peed in their seat about 12 feet from me, and then (b) somebody threw up all over the floor about 3 feet from me. After that it was goodbye Trimet, hello Honda. The bus is not a great place to do any of the things mentioned above.
- duaneb 10y ago
  I personally love the bus, but it can vary greatly from place to place (and even from bus line to bus line). But this is a great illustration of self-driving cars: it's public transit for the upper-middle class. (The middle class can't afford a reliable car for the whole household; the rich have chauffeurs.)
Can_Not 10y ago
Yeah, I've had several bus drivers go by the drive-through so I can get breakfast and let me fiddle the radio on behalf of all passengers while also being on the phone the whole time.