In a pivotal moment for the autonomous transportation industry, California chose to expand one of the biggest test cases for the technology.

      • heartfelthumburger@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        2 years ago

        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.

        • mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 years ago

          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.