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Selfdriving taxis solves much of the 98% unused car problem.
by BurningFrog 2y ago
Selfdriving taxis solves much of the 98% unused car problem.
- ndsipa_pomu 2y agoThey also create problems in terms of extra journeys as a private car will go from A to B, whereas a taxi goes from C to A to B to C. It's quite amusing as people try to come up with more efficient use of cars and typically end up reinventing public transport (e.g. buses, trains etc).
- _huayra_ 2y agoBro just platoon the autonomous taxis into a convoy, give them separated lanes, and get rid of the rubber wheels and add steel wheels and steel lane guides for maximum efficiency. It's obviously new and revolutionary!
- DennisP 2y agoThose extra journeys can be minimized with decent routing software. Even if it's as simple as ending up at B, then going directly to the nearest customer waiting for a ride. And fwiw, if Tesla gets their robotaxi stuff working, their 22-passenger "robovan" is basically a bus anyway, just without a driver.
- anticensor 2y agoTheir demo event showed a 14-passenger vehicle, but anyway.
- BurningFrog 2y agoI doubt that's a big factor. The big thing they do is to make a huge number of parking spots obsolete! There will also be far fewer cars doing the same transportation work.