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Rather than the dream of ubiquitous public transit (which even in compact rail/bus-friendly Japan is often lacking in suburban and rural areas), outside of city
by drak0n1c 5y ago
Rather than the dream of ubiquitous public transit (which even in compact rail/bus-friendly Japan is often lacking in suburban and rural areas), outside of city centers it seems like a more attainable goal is self-driving cars.
With self-driving cars, you can consolidate parking to single vertical parking structures that service the area, and have businesses and condos in its surroundings build more closely together in aesthetic walkable clusters. As long as the automated valet "fetch" of your car takes only a few minutes people will be happy.
- DaedPsyker 5y agoI really don't see how buying more buses to service areas that are lacking is somehow harder or more expensive than a technology that hasn't matured yet to the level that will satisfy the public. I very much hope that the tech does massively improve but my opinion of it getting there soon is much more dim (although I'd say in the above case, lots of self driving tram like buses would be still better).
- Karrot_Kream 5y agoDo you seriously think it's more practical to expect a fleet of self-driving cars instead of a bus with priority signaling? What's the reason? Fiscal? Environmental? Generate commerce?