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thenanyu | karma 442 | avg karma 2.97 · 2019-01-27 20:02:05

I like to think of autonomous vehicles like trains rather than cars in the general sense. They can operate on pre-existing tracks that were previously unexploited. A lot of track exists out there, and as the technology gets better, they can utilize a higher percentage of what's available.

lsc | karma 9948 | avg karma 2.14 · 2019-01-27 21:04:06

this requires cultural change... living more densely, and being willing to share our commute with other people.

Cultural change is... often rather harder than technological innovation.

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m0zg | karma 1604 | avg karma 0.37 · 2019-01-27 22:41:37+00:00

If anything, autonomous cars should enable us to live _less_ densely. If you're in a dense area already, you probably don't need a car at all.

lsc | karma 9948 | avg karma 2.14 · 2019-01-28 01:42:25+00:00

I was responding to a comment about using trains.

Yes, autonomous cars would make spreading out easier.

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