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• noogle 4y ago
  We will have no choice. Cities need to become denser to accommodate the growing population and reduce footprint. Efficient public transportation (trams/subway) are no longer regulatory or financially feasible enough to build (how is the second avenue line in Manhattan going?). Robotaxis and ad-hoc buses are a potential solution. Autonomous cars are a localized regulation, so can be adopted gradually. The cities that will innovate will reap the benefits and those that will still dedicate their human resources to driving will lag.
  • thethethethe 4y ago
    > Efficient public transportation (trams/subway) are no longer regulatory or financially feasible enough to build (how is the second avenue line in Manhattan going?). Uh are you sure about that? I don't think self driving cars are that more efficient than just regular human drivers. Giving up and accepting mediocrity (but fully automated!) doesn't seem like a very compelling argument
• thethethethe 4y ago
  > (I am anti-robocar because I am a professional software developer. I know what the sausage is made of.) To be fair, I am a SWE and I have very little idea how these things work but I do know how driving and humans work and the results are not pretty