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No, people are free to enjoy their journey or not as they please. I just don't share the idea that being trapped in a metal box equals freedom just because I do

• danans 8y ago
  What exactly do you mean by "freedom" here? The claim was that it gave you the option of using your required travel time for something else, if you want, like you can do on a bus, train, or plane today. And depending on how safe a driver you were before, perhaps you'll get some more safety. But that's about all.
  • a_imho 8y ago
    like you can do on a bus, train, or plane today. Actually that is kind of a money quote. What is the killer app(lication) of driverless cars (figuratively)? Aren't they a solution looking for problems probably better served by other means?
    • danans 8y ago
      > What is the killer app(lication) of driverless cars (figuratively)? They can take you places that buses, trains and planes can't take you directly today, the places that you must use a car, driven by either yourself, or someone else, to get to today. Of course, if you have a very good bus or train system where you live, then this is less the case, but most areas in the US don't have good public transit coverage. There is an orthogonal problem, though, which is the congestion caused by all low-occupancy vehicles (self-driving vehicles included). This can (and hopefully will) be addressed by bringing self-driving tech to higher occupancy vehicles, like minibuses and full sized buses.