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Unless financially constrained, most people will not ride the bus to wherever they are going, today or in the future. Autonomous cars are real. The idea that hu
by downandout 12y ago
Unless financially constrained, most people will not ride the bus to wherever they are going, today or in the future. Autonomous cars are real. The idea that humans will change their attitudes or behaviors because of them is not. Individuals will still own cars, they will just be autonomous. Car ownership may go down somewhat, but not by 99% or anywhere close to it.
- rogerbinns 12y agoNot a bus in the current sense, but a self driving vehicle that takes more passengers at once. ie not on set schedules or routes. Everyone will have the ability to make decisions based on price for each journey. Want to spend more for privacy and luxury? No problem. Happy to spend way less and take a few minutes more? No problem.
- mercer 12y agoI'm not sure about that. Humans adjust pretty well and relatively quickly to changes when the incentives are right. Where I live I see people from many walks of life use buses or other forms or public transport without trepidation. Sure, it's possible that people will never travel in a 'normal' car with complete strangers, but if that's the case I'm sure we'll find ways to make 'cars' more amenable to co-traveling so that the significant advantages will be worth the slight inconvenience of traveling in one vehicle with strangers.