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HeadSet
2025 Dec 31, 7:47pm
HeadSet
2025 Dec 31, 7:47pm
Patrick says
I believe we are now in the golden age of personal driving. In the future, I believe private cars will be prohibitively expensive and the common folk will get around by using an app to summon a shared use vehicle. Too bad if you want to pull a trailer or boat, and no more leisurely country drives.
Yup, tracked and controlled from some central location
I believe we are now in the golden age of personal driving. In the future, I believe private cars will be prohibitively expensive and the common folk will get around by using an app to summon a shared use vehicle. Too bad if you want to pull a trailer or boat, and no more leisurely country drives.
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floki
2025 Dec 31, 10:14pm
HeadSet says
That will and should definitely be the future in smaller cities, especially in downtowns, in zones where the necessary tech and infrastructure can be rebuilt, retrofitted, and regularly maintained. And like the "last mile" concept, I'd love to be able to drive and park my own car somewhere close by, then be able to get around by completely autonomous tech like buses, trams, cars, etc... Some future looking governments in places like Singapore, Tokyo, Dubai, etc... are planning for this. Some are being tested.
But, it'll be a long long time if at all possible outside of these zones for folks living in rural and secluded places. Even then I really do not think it's feasible at all, biggest issues being low usage, negative ROI, difficulties with maintainance, harsh weather and terrain related issues, etc... There are many more of these folks than city people realize. Try autopilot through a winding forest road to a secluded cabin or camp site. It is an arduous adventure, to say the least, on some roads even in the summer.
Patrick says
Yup, tracked and controlled from some central location
I believe we are now in the golden age of personal driving. In the future, I believe private cars will be prohibitively expensive and the common folk will get around by using an app to summon a shared use vehicle. Too bad if you want to pull a trailer or boat, and no more leisurely country drives.
That will and should definitely be the future in smaller cities, especially in downtowns, in zones where the necessary tech and infrastructure can be rebuilt, retrofitted, and regularly maintained. And like the "last mile" concept, I'd love to be able to drive and park my own car somewhere close by, then be able to get around by completely autonomous tech like buses, trams, cars, etc... Some future looking governments in places like Singapore, Tokyo, Dubai, etc... are planning for this. Some are being tested.
But, it'll be a long long time if at all possible outside of these zones for folks living in rural and secluded places. Even then I really do not think it's feasible at all, biggest issues being low usage, negative ROI, difficulties with maintainance, harsh weather and terrain related issues, etc... There are many more of these folks than city people realize. Try autopilot through a winding forest road to a secluded cabin or camp site. It is an arduous adventure, to say the least, on some roads even in the summer.
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