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As someone who lives in a largely Victorian town with narrow, double parked streets, I look forward to the carnage of self driving cars. Seeing how they've been
by hkt 3y ago
As someone who lives in a largely Victorian town with narrow, double parked streets, I look forward to the carnage of self driving cars. Seeing how they've been coping on big, roomy grid systems has left me amused that anyone has any hope at all for these things.
In the end, we'll regret the investment in these things. A few reliable, human-assisted tramways in and between towns is all people actually need. It isn't high tech, but it is high value: the ROI for society is huge. The money spaffed on self driving cars is just a waste.
- carstenhag 3y agoI only see it as a problem if cities (and citizens...) think and act as if cars would be perfect for everything once they are self-driving. As an example, I can't imagine Munich without public transport. It's great. But 3-6 times per year I do need a car. If my friends or I didn't need to get a license, that would have been nice as well (it costs 2000-3000€ here), it also allows everyone to get driven.
- hkt 3y ago> I only see it as a problem if cities (and citizens...) think and act as if cars would be perfect for everything once they are self-driving. No doubt that's how they'll be marketed though. I just hope segregated cycle lanes become ubiquitous first so driverless cars don't kill me and my kids.