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Literally the main reasons for the push for self-driving cars are to drive operating costs down for private taxi services by removing humans and to have a marke
by baz00 3y ago
Literally the main reasons for the push for self-driving cars are to drive operating costs down for private taxi services by removing humans and to have a marketable feature that can be upsold on luxury vehicles. These are a net negative for society as they drive up unemployment and consumption.
It's ego because it's a gold rush revenue source if it plays off and various CEOs have been pushing because while stock price is rising for the bubble, they're earning.
- ToValueFunfetti 3y agoIs there a technology that doesn't automate work and isn't sold to consumers for money? Self driving cars could potentially end car accidents outright, saving 40,000 lives in just the US per year. But that would put some mechanics out of business.
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- jlmorton 3y agoNo, the main reason is to free up millions of man years of time for other more more desirable activities, and to reduce the tens of thousands of people killed in daily carnage on our roads.
- Zigurd 3y agoIn the US it is very difficult, due to low density, road design, and use patterns, to make transit service, especially bus lines, both economical and pleasant to use at rush hour. AVs can enable surge capacity for bus service, and a mix of vehicle sizes. It can enable smooth transfers, more lines with more stops, and higher frequency of service in a lot of places that have really bad mass transit. Guangzhou already has a few autonomous bus lines. Compared to the cost of a bus, a conservative approach to an AV sensor suite is cheap.