spacKingChamath

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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
Sure it makes sense that density per neighborhood would vary for testing and in the future will vary by demand. Any new technology is going to have challenges as it scales. I think the expectation that the system is only used in public once
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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
There are only a couple hundred AV cars on the road. They are not causing the level of congestion you are trying to suggest. Remember that these companies cannot earn money from rides right now because the CPUC has not given them the permit
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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
There is more money longer term in a complete AV system then in personal car ownership. You can see it in GM market capitalization today. They are worth ~30 billion while Cruise is estimated to also be worth 30 billion. Making money off eac
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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
People in the industry and those who support it are excited because of the positives impacts it can make. Not because its scifi tech. At scale the cost per mile of an AV will be below that of an equivalent personal car because of all these
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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
You won't be satisfied until you accept that the public has demonstrated that they want low occupancy vehicles by using there dollars. People enjoy the privacy, flexibility, convenience, and safety of having a vehicle space to themselv
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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
Such a fake comment. You were never excited for AVs. -As AVs scale, there cost will go below that of personal car ownership -AVs maintain the same flexibility as personal cars, something public transit cannot resolve. -As Personal cars ow
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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
There is a strong monetary incentive to make sure every car has a high utilization time. The cars driving around empty are there so they can collect data to prove the safety. No one is targeting transit. Autonomous cars will also have a pl
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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
Death on the streets via drugs, assaults and homelessness but because locals want more "empathetic leaders", that are hard on big business, so the leaders focus on that. Recent SF politicians are not proactive. They are reactive a
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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
Why would they risk saying its religious motivated at this point. Make the changes small, let the effects trickle in over a decade.
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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
Even though there has been a body positivity movement and large brands (Target, Victoria's Secret) have changed marketing material to present there designs with people of all body types, the fact remains that humans are a visual specie
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by spacKingChamath 3y ago
Thanks for letting us all know.
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by spacKingChamath 4y ago
I get bullied about having a Pixel as a 30 year old by all my close friends. No one wants the green bubble. At 12, fitting in is a big thing. Sometimes some things are worth adjusting for.
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by spacKingChamath 4y ago
Some additional info. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_to_Be_Lazy Definitely an interesting way to look at the world.
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by spacKingChamath 4y ago
The headline makes it sound like the robot can make this decision but in reality this is just a RC car with a weapon attached to it that is still controlled by a human
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by spacKingChamath 4y ago
Honestly I'm waiting for most of these SPACs to face the implications of fraud. Even when this one launched it was clearly obvious what they were presenting is not fully representative of the reality. Having 15-20 trucks that basically