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I live in Switzerland which has a reputation for having good public transport. Still own a car because in many cases you can't beat convenience. Can't wait for
by gizmondo 2y ago
I live in Switzerland which has a reputation for having good public transport. Still own a car because in many cases you can't beat convenience. Can't wait for Waymo to come here.
- rglullis 2y ago> Still own a car because in many cases you can't beat convenience What about the places where people own cars not because it is the better choice, but the only choice?
- mulmen 2y agoThen self driving vehicles will be a new choice.
- fl0id 2y agoor it won't like how uber etc at least here only operate in cities, and not where people actually really need cards.
- yencabulator 2y agoSelf driving vehicles, with current technology, are unrealistic outside major cities. Major cities are the places where you least need a personal car. Google Maps still thinks the speed limit on a nearby highway is 35 mph. We spent several months without lane markers on the highway. Any vehicle driving around here based on the current self-driving architecture, requiring central mapping/planning and good infrastructure, would be ridiculously unsafe. Not to mention how lost they would be the moment they turned off the highway.
- mulmen 2y agoMy Waymo ride went through a construction zone without trouble. I don’t know how much mapping it needs or how they keep it current but it’s not constrained to ideal conditions.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Self driving vehicles, with current technology, are unrealistic outside major cities Why? My Subaru can practically drive itself on most Wyoming roads, including in whiteout conditions. It’s easier to drive with fewer cars around. It’s just not as profitable to field a fleet in suburban and rural America.