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$60B can buy zero autonomous vehicles, because there aren't any working ones! And won't be for years, regardless of the wrong predictions [1] Elon Musk keeps ma

• mch82 7y ago
  We have the technology today to operate a “train” of self-driving vehicles in a dedicated self-driving freeway lane. California high speed rail isn’t scheduled to open until 2033. By 2033 I bet we’ll have self-driving vehicles capable of last mile transportation, at least in dedicated lanes on the road.
  • _delirium 7y ago
    If that actually works, I'm fine with it. I don't care that much about the tech... the Paris Metro uses rubber tires instead of steel rails, but it's functionally the same as any other metro system from a customer's perspective. If LA-SF comes up with a "high-speed rail" solution that runs on rubber wheels on asphalt, but has fast, frequent, and reliable schedules, then sure, sounds good to me! That's the key though... will I be able to buy these tickets the way I can buy TGV tickets in France?
    • my123 7y ago
      The Paris metro system actually has both rubber and rail lines. :-) Autopilot got deployed since the 60s, and 100% driverless lines since the late 90s (currently line 1 and 14 are automatic, and line 4 is becoming automatic too)
• Gibbon1 7y ago
  Autonomous vehicles won't solve the congestion problem and would likely make it worse. The fundamental attraction of autonomous vehicles is to externalize the cost of congestion. It's like cars in general, great it's just you. Not great if it's everyone else too.