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[...] 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 bart9h on Wednesday July 26 2017, @03:20PM (4 children)
And you assume everyone lives in North America? Somehow here in Brazil the vast majority of the population commute by public transportation.
Maybe you should change "percentage of the population" to "percentage of the population that can afford to buy a car". Even then, here in Rio many people that already own a car prefer to take the subway or the bus.
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Wednesday July 26 2017, @04:28PM (3 children)
While you assume everyone lives in Europe.
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(Score: 2) by TheRaven on Wednesday July 26 2017, @06:35PM (2 children)
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(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Thursday July 27 2017, @06:33PM (1 child)
Nobody mentioned Brazil or South America, they mentioned North America and Europe.
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(Score: 2) by TheRaven on Friday July 28 2017, @08:03AM
It then goes on to talk exclusively about Brazil, finishing with:
You might want to try reading the posts that you reply to.
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