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I wonder if self driving vehicles will make this better (or worse)
by projectramo 9y ago
I wonder if self driving vehicles will make this better (or worse)
- anotheryou 9y agoPublic transport will always remain cheaper. Maybe the last mile will become shorter though, but even here I doubt there is money for segway shuttles to the trainstation, let alone cars. But in a city without cars (apart from service and transportation of bigger goods) maybe there could be money for it.
- sgslo 9y agoWorse, I suspect. 3 million commercial truckers in the US, where at least some portion of them owning some amount of schooling from a community college[1]. They fit right into this bucket. [1] https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/heavy-and-tractor-trailer-truck-drivers.htm#tab-1 https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/h...
- zdragnar 9y agoNot to mention that many are owner-operators, meaning they own the truck itself. This may slow the adoption of self-driving trucking for smaller companies (many larger companies do own the truck), but it will hurt the drivers that much more when it happens.
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- Namrog84 9y agoI always figured if I had (access to) a self driving car I'd live further out of the city because I could be on a laptop or even sleep for part of the commute. Thus have more affordable housing. And while those are technically possible on public transportation (bus) . I don't want to sleep on a bus. Especially if I am by myself with a laptop bag. And the times it takes to wait for bus and walk to/from makes it unappealing. But a private pod is completely different for my scenario
- projectramo 9y agoThis is exactly the scenario(s) I had in mind when I made the statement, but it seems others have very different opinions.
- Spooky23 9y agoWorse for all. When we render millions of people unemployed, where are people going to go?