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I hear this argument often. Subways require billions in infrastructure and over 20 years of lead time. And they operate on fixed routes. Additionally, robotaxi

I hear this argument often. Subways require billions in infrastructure and over 20 years of lead time. And they operate on fixed routes. Additionally, robotaxis and Waymo-style systems are trying to replace the private car and on-demand ride-hailing, not mass transit like subways or buses. Our country operates on 4-year political cycles, not 20+ years infrastructure visions. Hence long-term megaprojects are mostly pipe dreams.

general1726 1y ago
> Subways require billions in infrastructure and over 20 years of lead time Of course they does, because purpose of subways is to transport hundred of millions to billions of people a year. You just can't fit that on a road with a unscalable thing like a robotaxi.