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> Going for this feature will replace the (obligatory) stops at the gym before going to work although you might still find yourself appreciating the authenticit

> Going for this feature will replace the (obligatory) stops at the gym before going to work although you might still find yourself appreciating the authenticity of going to an actual fitness place with humans alongside you. Ah yes, because the alternative to biking in place in a pod-car on your way to work is to bike in place in a gym. Not, say, to ride an actual bike to work and get your exercise in that way! (And have other humans alongside you to boot.)

egypturnash 5y ago
Slower, too. the Citroen Autonomous Mobility Vision has a top speed of only 25 km/h. Which is about 15.5 mph, for us backwards Americans. I think I’m faster than that on my cheap, shitty junker of a bicycle.
- Skunkleton 5y ago
  Yeah, but how are you supposed to bike in-place with your bike while still going faster than 15 mph??
b9a2cab5 5y ago
Have you ever tried to bike to work regularly? There are a huge number of problems, at least in American cities that aren't NYC: - drivers don't give a crap about cyclists - every time it rains everything you wear gets mud all over it - no bike lanes in a lot of roads - terrible public transit, either you sit next to people who smell like pee or the train comes every 30 mins or there are no bike racks or your bike is likely to get stolen if you leave it alone for 30 seconds - if you need to pick something up on the way to or from work you basically need to wheel around your bike in the store because otherwise it's 100% getting stolen by some guys with an electric saw - some American cities are very hilly, so any commute longer than 2-3 miles becomes very tiring
- tasogare 5y ago
  OK for American cities, but otherwise the proposition is very valid. I've been doing it for years.
- arsenico 5y ago
  The last point is easily addressed by e-bikes. The rest is up to Americans to challenge by voting politicians who promise to make changes in those directions.

egypturnash 5y ago

Slower, too. the Citroen Autonomous Mobility Vision has a top speed of only 25 km/h. Which is about 15.5 mph, for us backwards Americans. I think I’m faster than that on my cheap, shitty junker of a bicycle.

Skunkleton 5y ago
Yeah, but how are you supposed to bike in-place with your bike while still going faster than 15 mph??

b9a2cab5 5y ago

Have you ever tried to bike to work regularly? There are a huge number of problems, at least in American cities that aren't NYC: - drivers don't give a crap about cyclists - every time it rains everything you wear gets mud all over it - no bike lanes in a lot of roads - terrible public transit, either you sit next to people who smell like pee or the train comes every 30 mins or there are no bike racks or your bike is likely to get stolen if you leave it alone for 30 seconds - if you need to pick something up on the way to or from work you basically need to wheel around your bike in the store because otherwise it's 100% getting stolen by some guys with an electric saw - some American cities are very hilly, so any commute longer than 2-3 miles becomes very tiring

tasogare 5y ago
OK for American cities, but otherwise the proposition is very valid. I've been doing it for years.
arsenico 5y ago
The last point is easily addressed by e-bikes. The rest is up to Americans to challenge by voting politicians who promise to make changes in those directions.