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That’s not how “efficient” works. Not only do you look at each person individually instead of the whole system, in which everyone having their whole transport i
by anyfoo 8y ago
That’s not how “efficient” works. Not only do you look at each person individually instead of the whole system, in which everyone having their whole transport is ridiculously inefficient in required space, energy and coordination effort alone, it’s also likely to actually be so incredibly inefficient on the whole system that the value breaks down for each individual person, even if you completely overlook the drastic side effects on the whole system, by not actually getting anybody anywhere in a timely manner.
Thinking like this baffles me, I can only hope that you are very young.
- nawitus 8y agoIf the vehicle is flying and autonomus (like what Boeing is developing), then there's plenty of space in three dimensions. Coordination should be solvable with software. Energy use is an interesting factor, of course. There are possibilities (like cheap nuclear power) to solve that.
- anyfoo 8y agoBecause those vehicles can move in the third dimension as easily as in the other two? Because this wouldn't require an intense amount of coordination between vehicles, and tons and tons of added security measures and protocols, given that cars can now literally fall from the sky and onto each other? Because the resources to build those magic cars are easily and sustainably acquirable? Because this does not need a much more involved inspection and maintenance infrastructure? Because energy considerations has been solved, and things "like cheap nuclear power" are safely and readily available? And the insane amounts of power required are so easy to distribute among those ubiquitous cars? I just don't see how this is "efficient".
- nawitus 8y agoIt's true that 2D is a lot easier than 3D. It would also require a lot of new technology. It is a solvable problem, though, and we need to solve it to some degree even today (due to airplanes). The need to solve coordination will only increase thanks to proliferation of drones, too.