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Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere (www.theguardian.com)
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Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere::The dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just that. Focusing on public transport would be much smarter, says transport writer Christian Wolmar

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You're not wrong, but I don't really think society should bend too far to the whims of it's most antisocial members.

Like, if they don't want to share the bus with a black person they can leave. And I don't want to subsidize their selfishness by ceding space to cars, for example.

Also that's a bit of induced demand, probably. People drive because it's easier. Take away the subsidies or internalize the costs of driving, and people's habits will change.