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Or perhaps, VW exec hopes full self-driving cars may never happen, because it would imply a fleet approach where transportation would be a service instead of ca
by Booktrope 7y ago
Or perhaps, VW exec hopes full self-driving cars may never happen, because it would imply a fleet approach where transportation would be a service instead of cars being a prized possession. That, of course, would mean far less cars. So don't expect a traditional car manufacturer to lead the way.
This is incidentally one reason for Tesla's huge market value. The company actually has a plan to transition from individual ownership to fleet, so when this happens it will be prepared to deal with a new manufacturing reality.
Just try to imagine VW without all those ads to sell a positive self image because you drive a sexy cool car they make.
- Barrin92 7y ago>Or perhaps, VW exec hopes full self-driving cars may never happen, because it would imply a fleet approach where transportation would be a service instead of cars being a prized possession. Cuts both ways. Tesla execs have the same reason to overhype autonomous driving, because their market value depends on being perceived as a hypermodern tech company. So far reality has proven VW right. Elon himself had to walk back on grandiose claims about full autonomy and robotaxi fleets, or advertising cars with slogans like "the driver is only there for legal reasons, the car drives itself" a bunch of years ago. Full autonomy on a human level requires human levels of intelligence and 'common sense', it's a ridiculously hard problem that requires several leaps in AI and plenty of other fields.
- krawakoliz 7y ago> O r perhaps, VW exec hopes full self-driving cars may never happen, because it would imply a fleet approach where transportation would be a service instead of cars being a prized possession. Why on earth would anyone use this over public transit? That would be a hugely expensive way to travel.
- ggreer 7y agoPublic transportation where I live is disgusting and often dangerous. Buses and trains don't pick me up and drop me off in front of my home. And they run on fixed schedules. Due to these advantages, I usually take Uber/Lyft instead of BART or Muni. Autonomous vehicles would reduce the cost of such services even more.
- anoncareer0212 7y agothe benefits of accelerating a transition to a sustainable future and being a network in the truest sense make me believe it would be _cheaper_
- tim333 7y agoSame reason people use Uber and Lyft. Same thing but no driver. Uber pool is already down to maybe 3x public transport cost, without the driver and with EVs the cost could be quite close.
- oiasdjfoiasd 7y agoa lot of people have already switched over to uber from public transportation...
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