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>all of the resources that are going into autonomous cars was instead going into proper public transit infrastructure. They need not be separated. This is the
by 1970-01-01 16d ago
>all of the resources that are going into autonomous cars was instead going into proper public transit infrastructure.
They need not be separated. This is the entire point of the Cybercab and the Cybervan: Get self-driving cars, vans, etc. with the one job of moving people around. They only park to recharge or repair.
- oblio 16d agoDemand is based on time of day/week/month/year. Where do all those cars needed during peak demand go? They're going to be parked somewhere and it's not going to be in the middle of nowhere, because that's an awful customer experience.
- 1970-01-01 16d agoThe same place as existing taxis and busses? Busses are a worse customer experience than a 10 minute wait.
- oblio 16d agoDo you realize the order of magnitude in difference? If we end up having as many self driving cars as taxis, they can just terminate Waymo tomorrow, what's the point in investing tens of billions? The goal is to replace many or most of the cars on the road. https://john-s-allen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/muenster_poster.jpg https://john-s-allen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mue...