[...] 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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 26 2017, @10:13AM (3 children)
Being a jackass has no age limit.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 26 2017, @11:05AM (2 children)
Even more, it gets better with age
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Wednesday July 26 2017, @02:17PM (1 child)
No, it gets better with *practice*.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 26 2017, @09:46PM
Practice require time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford