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I wonder what the first country that will allow completely automated cars with no human driver is? As a blind person I wonder if that would be enough to have me
by jareds 12y ago
I wonder what the first country that will allow completely automated cars with no human driver is? As a blind person I wonder if that would be enough to have me consider migrating from the U.S. depending on the country.
- danielweber 12y agoYou should seriously consider approaching car companies. There will be some (understandable) public resistance to automatic cars, but you could make an excellent poster boy for their benefits.
- shalmanese 12y agoGoogle already thought of that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgQpa1pUUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgQpa1pUUE
- simonebrunozzi 12y agoI've been talking about this for years with friends. I bet on Singapore. (I lived there 2.5 years and know the place a bit).
- jareds 12y agoDo you need a car in Singapore? I thought they had decent public transit?
- koenigdavidmj 12y agoThey do, and generally it's a difficult place to have a car: * Severe congestion pricing * Expensive due to severe taxes (generally over 100k USD) * Licensing for a car is time-limited. I think this is about 10 years or so. The last point in particular makes it feasible to cycle out the entire country's cars in a relatively short time. EDIT: Add more newlines between bullets
- mandeepj 12y ago>* Licensing for a car is time-limited. I think this is about 10 years or so. In US it is 4 years. I was surprised to see that low time frame as in India it is at least 20 years. And, in US, you are also required to renew your registration plates every year
- koenigdavidmj 12y agoWhat I mean is "you're not allowed to register a car again after that point". Most people sell it across the Strait in Malaysia. This distinguishes them from the US and India, where you can drive a car until it doesn't work anymore. Also, your US numbers of course vary by state.
- mandeepj 12y agoThanks for clarifying. Registering and licensing are not same.
- jpatokal 12y agoNo, Singapore does allow you to register the car again -- problem is, this requires paying for a new "Certificate of Entitlement", which are sold at auction for >US$70k each. So most people switch to a new car instead.
- AaronIG 12y ago> Also, your US numbers of course vary by state. For example, Arizona driver's licenses don't expire until the person's 65th birthday (and every five years thereafter).
- 31reasons 12y agoThat will be interesting since Singapore hates car use. That shows in their incredibly high tax on cars. A typical car costs more than $100k. Since automated cars can reduce city cruising for parking space and increase car utilization they may actually welcome the automated cars and perhaps ban manual cars altogether.
- sanoli 12y ago100k for a typical car?? What's the minimum wage there?
- ollebro 12y agoIt wouldn't surprise me if it was Sweden. Most cars you see on the road are Volvos and most new sold cars are Volvos.
- vidarh 12y agoVolvo is the manufacturer with the highest market share, but it still "only" has 20% of the market, so it's by no means "most cars". (source: Volvo Cars press release: https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/137771/volvo-car-group-announces-december-and-full-year-2013-retail-sales-global-sales-growth-for-volvo-car https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressrele... )