In a pivotal moment for the autonomous transportation industry, California chose to expand one of the biggest test cases for the technology.
In a pivotal moment for the autonomous transportation industry, California chose to expand one of the biggest test cases for the technology.
The world isn’t going to switch to mass transit and ditch cars, so if we’re stuck with them they should at least be cheaper and safer.
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.
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.