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snowy mountain pass maybe not but your average traffic in the world is closer to the cities of India, China, Indonesia or Brazil than a grid system in the subur
by Barrin92 5y ago
snowy mountain pass maybe not but your average traffic in the world is closer to the cities of India, China, Indonesia or Brazil than a grid system in the suburbs of Phoenix Arizona.
Keep in mind the US and Europe account for 10% of the world's population, and I wouldn't even have a lot of confidence in self-driving in your average traffic situation in Rome
Tbh I'm not even sure if self-driving as it is covers 65% of the American population. Has anyone ever tried to use a self-driving car on a rural American road?
- dekhn 5y agoyes, people ride teslas in some sort of automated mode on rural roads. I see your point about the larger driving population, but self driving will roll out in wealthy countries with new car models first, and I think solving the problem there will predate a large solution, for many different reasons. All my comments about self driving are basically limited to urban and semi-urban wealthy countries since those are the groups subsidizing the research now.
- 9935c101ab17a66 5y agoThe counterpoint is that places and culture can change. I’m sure there was a huge kerfuffle when cars started sharing roads with horse-drawn carriages in London, and I’m sure some people thought cars would never have a place, but here we are. If self-driving cars hit the mainstream in North America and Europe, I guarantee seemingly unfit cities will adjust because truly autonomous vehicles have sooooo many benefits.