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> Getting where you want to go in a timely manner is a human need. Which is already served in a more than reasonable manner, that an automated car won't signif

> Getting where you want to go in a timely manner is a human need. Which is already served in a more than reasonable manner, that an automated car won't significantly speed up. > Currently people fulfill it with private vehicles, because buses can’t get you to work on time. Depends a lot on infrastructure and governance. Where I live (moderately large city in France, but still serviced by Uber too), you go faster where you want by bike or buses than by car. Notwithstanding that it is more sustainable (economics). And Uber does not go much in the countryside. Buses do.

rayiner 7y ago
> Which is already served in a more than reasonable manner, that an automated car won't significantly speed up. Hardly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Paris The average public transit rider in Paris spends over two hours a day commuting. In most of America, drivers spend half that time. Replacing the current mix of cars and transit with point to point vans would dramatically speed up commutes.
- jka 7y ago
  Perhaps you were reading those statistics from another source or version of the page, but from the article you linked to: "The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Paris, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 64 min. 15% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day."
- Juliate 7y ago
  I've lived in (and outside) Paris. Worked there too. For years. Walked. Biked. Buses. By subways. By car, own, taxis, ubers. Going by a mix of foot, bike, bus/metro has _always_ been faster, more flexible and less costly than by car. The only exception is when you've got a large/heavy package to pick/deliver. No amount of additional cars will improve the trafic there.
kungito 7y ago
I live in a city of 1 million people and getting from end to end of the city takes me either 20 minutes by car or 90 minutes by public transport when out of rush hour. During rush hour the train is the best option

rayiner 7y ago

> Which is already served in a more than reasonable manner, that an automated car won't significantly speed up. Hardly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Paris The average public transit rider in Paris spends over two hours a day commuting. In most of America, drivers spend half that time. Replacing the current mix of cars and transit with point to point vans would dramatically speed up commutes.

jka 7y ago
Perhaps you were reading those statistics from another source or version of the page, but from the article you linked to: "The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Paris, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 64 min. 15% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day."
Juliate 7y ago
I've lived in (and outside) Paris. Worked there too. For years. Walked. Biked. Buses. By subways. By car, own, taxis, ubers. Going by a mix of foot, bike, bus/metro has _always_ been faster, more flexible and less costly than by car. The only exception is when you've got a large/heavy package to pick/deliver. No amount of additional cars will improve the trafic there.

kungito 7y ago

I live in a city of 1 million people and getting from end to end of the city takes me either 20 minutes by car or 90 minutes by public transport when out of rush hour. During rush hour the train is the best option