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I hear ya. And I don't think it's going to be quite so bad in the future. I doubt we'll see a time anytime soon where "traditional" cars completely disappear, b
by nlh 12y ago
I hear ya. And I don't think it's going to be quite so bad in the future. I doubt we'll see a time anytime soon where "traditional" cars completely disappear, but I bet cars like a Murcielago will be relegated to an even-smaller niche than they already hold.
The best analogy I can come up with is this: Plenty of folks still ride horses, it's still possible to get a horse-drawn carriage in many places, and there are more than a handful (though not much more) of Model Ts still on the road. But in all cases, that's not the majority anymore, and those that do that do so as hobbyists. I bet that's the future we'll most likely see, at least in the near term (~50 years).
- bitL 12y agoI agree with your assessment. It's probably inevitable and actually will do a lot of good allowing people that are unable to drive to reach their destinations, as well as avoiding the need to waste time on learning how to drive (I know in the US it's pretty easy, but in most of other countries it's a fairly difficult and non-trivial endeavor to acquire a driving license). If we can really pull it off in all real-world conditions, it would be pretty cool. At that point I wouldn't see any future for old school technological marvels like Murcielago anymore, as they wouldn't be allowed to interfere with automated traffic (human factor is unpredictable and we probably won't crack the problem of safely handling all situations automatically, though maybe with a huge sensor coverage the risks could diminish). Personally, I can't wait until we invent teleports capable of transferring living subjects, though that seems to be a task for a century far away ;-)