▲ 110 ▼ California just opened the floodgates for self-driving cars (www.washingtonpost.com) submitted 3 years ago by holo_nexus@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 69 comments fedilink hide all child comments In a pivotal moment for the autonomous transportation industry, California chose to expand one of the biggest test cases for the technology.
[+] mind@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] heartfelthumburger@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well where I live more and more people are choosing to not have cars because public transit covers their needs for transportation. People still get a drivers license, but don’t own a car. Car renting is big with a lot of streets having dedicated parking spots for them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mind@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago If those rental cars are going to be around, and if people want taxi apps because they don't own a car then there's two applications for self-driving tech. Public transit is great, but it works best for dense areas along busy routes, and there's always people who want to go direct without transferring, or walking to a station. Suburbs and rural areas won't be relying on public transit, the activity is too low. Self-driving cars lead to fewer deaths than human drivers, they will eventually be cheaper to insure than human drivers, and summoning a taxi without a person will be cheaper than one with one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] heartfelthumburger@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Well where I live more and more people are choosing to not have cars because public transit covers their needs for transportation. People still get a drivers license, but don’t own a car. Car renting is big with a lot of streets having dedicated parking spots for them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mind@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago If those rental cars are going to be around, and if people want taxi apps because they don't own a car then there's two applications for self-driving tech. Public transit is great, but it works best for dense areas along busy routes, and there's always people who want to go direct without transferring, or walking to a station. Suburbs and rural areas won't be relying on public transit, the activity is too low. Self-driving cars lead to fewer deaths than human drivers, they will eventually be cheaper to insure than human drivers, and summoning a taxi without a person will be cheaper than one with one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mind@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago If those rental cars are going to be around, and if people want taxi apps because they don't own a car then there's two applications for self-driving tech. Public transit is great, but it works best for dense areas along busy routes, and there's always people who want to go direct without transferring, or walking to a station. Suburbs and rural areas won't be relying on public transit, the activity is too low. Self-driving cars lead to fewer deaths than human drivers, they will eventually be cheaper to insure than human drivers, and summoning a taxi without a person will be cheaper than one with one. permalink fedilink source parent