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It's incredibly frustrating that people are getting excited for autonomous cars' ability to free them from the drudgery of driving when this has been a solved p
by Tiktaalik 10y ago
It's incredibly frustrating that people are getting excited for autonomous cars' ability to free them from the drudgery of driving when this has been a solved problem for a long time with public transit.
Unfortunately anti-public transit special interest groups have discredited public transit initiatives all over, and fighting this has been incredibly difficult.
On your last point people definitely do see owning expensive cars as a status item and for this reason I think it's valid to question to what degree and speed will autonomous car sharing networks replace individually owned cars.
- imh 10y agoI fully expect self driving cars to arrive before BART goes all the way down the peninsula. It's total crap, but I'd be surprised if it wasn't true. Same for more frequent/faster/more reliable caltrain with room to sit or bring your bike. On one side, you have a solution that requires a whole bunch of groups to align. On the other, you have an individual decision (buying a car). That's why I am excited. If it looked like it was on the horizon, I'd be just as excited for great public transit.