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Oh you mean a thing you could solve by public transport and proper street planning? Or reducing commute due to remote working in non physical labour? I feel t
by rjzzleep 5y ago
Oh you mean a thing you could solve by public transport and proper street planning?
Or reducing commute due to remote working in non physical labour?
I feel that there are a lot of simpler ways to address the issues at hand.
- inglor_cz 5y agoIs rebuilding the U.S. of 2021 to a totally different modal split really simpler than self driving cars? Even California's high speed rail seems to be languishing in limbo.
- zsmi 5y agoSimpler in concept maybe. In practice, I am not so sure. Just one example: In SV we voted for a tax increase in 2000 for a Bart Extension to San Jose. If we're (really) lucky, we might get it in 2030 after spending ~$10B. The total distance is ~20mi with less than 10 stations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_BART_extension https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_BART_extension
- panick21_ 5y agoYeah transformations like that litterally take decades and require public approval. And there absolutly no reason to believe the US is moving in that direction. So sure, if you want to sit around and think 'I wish I lived in Netherlands'thats fine, but people actually have to live where they do. And even if you started the most massive program of public and bike infrastructure, it would still be worthwil to develop this technology.
- tgv 5y agoTransformations like self-driving cars have been taking over a hundred years. > 'I wish I lived in Netherlands' Don't have to.