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They could fix potholes, but instead decided to make their cars jump? Very creative. :)

by imp0cat 2y ago

lm28469 2y ago
"they", as if we didn't have potholes in the us/eu.
- vertis 2y ago
  I've never seen as many potholes as when I visited Canada FWIW. I'm a Kiwi and I've driven all over AU/EU/UK (Little bit of US, but only really CA and Maine). I didn't drive in China, but I've been driven multiple times and the highways and main roads seemed solid.
- zimpenfish 2y ago
  The UK certainly has its share ("councils expected to fix 2M potholes in FY24"[0] - London, alas, is not getting them fixed all that quickly given how many I've seen in the last 6 months. Greenwich roads, for example, are a disgrace in parts.) [0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68598875 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68598875
torlok 2y ago
We could have better public transport and walkable cities, but instead we're inventing self-driving cars.
- xnx 2y ago
  Self-driving cars are public transportation and make cities more walkable.
  - cholantesh 2y ago
    Is this a joke? How does having more cars on the road, with the same capacity as other cars, and which rely on, adapt to and perpetuate the status quo of car-dependent infrastructure correlate with either of these things?
    - xnx 2y ago
      No. The goal of transport should not be to use a specific technology (trains, busses, cars, etc.). The goal of transport should be to move people and goods safely, efficiently, and quickly. When evaluated on those terms, legacy public transportation doesn't fare very well when compared to self-driving vehicles.
      - cholantesh 2y ago
        This is disingenuous. You yourself were discussing a specific technology as was the person you're replying to, and really, the specific technology is going to guide the conversation of what gets built. An autonomous car isn't the same as an autonomous train or a bus, and having a bunch of them on the roads does not create demand for other forms of transport or infrastructure that supports it.
Cumpiler69 2y ago
BYD isn't in charge of road infrastructure to be able to fix it. That's the government's job.
- vertis 2y ago
  What's the connection to Xiaomi here? (honest question)
  - Cumpiler69 2y ago
    Sorry my bad, I meant BYD, I was thinking of the other Xiaomi supercar.

They could fix potholes, but instead decided to make their cars jump? Very creative. :)

lm28469 2y ago

"they", as if we didn't have potholes in the us/eu.

vertis 2y ago
I've never seen as many potholes as when I visited Canada FWIW. I'm a Kiwi and I've driven all over AU/EU/UK (Little bit of US, but only really CA and Maine). I didn't drive in China, but I've been driven multiple times and the highways and main roads seemed solid.
zimpenfish 2y ago
The UK certainly has its share ("councils expected to fix 2M potholes in FY24"[0] - London, alas, is not getting them fixed all that quickly given how many I've seen in the last 6 months. Greenwich roads, for example, are a disgrace in parts.) [0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68598875 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68598875

torlok 2y ago

We could have better public transport and walkable cities, but instead we're inventing self-driving cars.

xnx 2y ago
Self-driving cars are public transportation and make cities more walkable.
- cholantesh 2y ago
  Is this a joke? How does having more cars on the road, with the same capacity as other cars, and which rely on, adapt to and perpetuate the status quo of car-dependent infrastructure correlate with either of these things?
  - xnx 2y ago
    No. The goal of transport should not be to use a specific technology (trains, busses, cars, etc.). The goal of transport should be to move people and goods safely, efficiently, and quickly. When evaluated on those terms, legacy public transportation doesn't fare very well when compared to self-driving vehicles.
    - cholantesh 2y ago
      This is disingenuous. You yourself were discussing a specific technology as was the person you're replying to, and really, the specific technology is going to guide the conversation of what gets built. An autonomous car isn't the same as an autonomous train or a bus, and having a bunch of them on the roads does not create demand for other forms of transport or infrastructure that supports it.

Cumpiler69 2y ago

BYD isn't in charge of road infrastructure to be able to fix it. That's the government's job.

vertis 2y ago
What's the connection to Xiaomi here? (honest question)
- Cumpiler69 2y ago
  Sorry my bad, I meant BYD, I was thinking of the other Xiaomi supercar.