It's nice to see larger outlets talking about urbanism topics and Vox has made a few videos in this area recently.

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[–] 19 points 3 years ago (6 children)

Instinctually, I don't like this idea. I'm all for eliminating cars and roads, but delivery drivers are already vulnerable and exploited enough. I can't imagine delivering packages for Amazon in the searing heat here in Florida while every car tried to run you off the road.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I think cars should be prioritised for commercial use. It serves more people like a bus or train does to public transport. In fact a van with more parcels would eliminate more trips from individual homes to the post office by car. That said. Cars shouldn’t be the only option for delivery for sure. Depending on the city and delivery region.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Exactly, this post completely misses the point. The human in a delivery van is not even desirable. It would be great to completely automate this job. Let people enjoy their lives more instead of peeing in a bottle.

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