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from the I'm-sorry-Dave,-I-can't-do-that dept.
[...] some experts believe as much as 95% of passenger miles could be electric, autonomous by 2030, thanks to some basic economics. Because electric vehicles cost a whole lot less to drive and maintain—but more to buy—and because autonomous vehicles greatly reduce the cost of commercial driving, a combination of the two technologies will make autonomous Transportation as a Service exponentially more cost competitive than either owning a car, or hiring a car and driver. It's also exponentially more profitable for car companies, who have long feared the loss of maintenance and service profits associated with a transition to electric cars.
This question will come up more frequently as self-driving technology advances. Will perfection of that technology make a difference, though, in the face of social behaviors that have been deeply ingrained over the past century?
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Wednesday July 26 2017, @08:11AM (1 child)
I live in San Diego. Mass transit is pretty much a joke. Trolley? 45 minutes from home to downtown and costs twice what gas would. Trolley to work? Doesn't go within 15 miles of my job (but they're working on that, it will be ready after I retire).
Bus? Um, no. Slower than the trolley, not as comfortable, getting to work would take a couple hours.
Taxi? Oh hell no. Too damn expensive, I'd rather trade favors with friends. Uber/Lyft? If I run out of friends I'll look into them.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 2) by TheRaven on Wednesday July 26 2017, @06:27PM
sudo mod me up