• Lauchs@lemmy.world
    7·
    11 months ago

    Long-term, I think self driving cars will reduce overall car purchases etc. If more people can easily access on demand cats, transit between large hubs (think train stations) and then grabbing a cheap, autonomous vehicle for the last leg of one’s journey becomes much easier.

    Not everyone is lucky enough to live and work right by a major transit hub…

    • subversive_dev@lemmy.ml
      6·
      11 months ago

      Also HUGE advantage: robotaxis don’t require sprawling parking lots in high density residential or commercial areas

    • mondoman712@lemmy.ml
      4·
      11 months ago

      It could, especially given that cars spend on average 95% of the time parked, but it could also massively increase the number of miles driven.

      • Lauchs@lemmy.world
        3·
        11 months ago

        Sure, but as it also makes upgrading to electric (don’t have to convince as many people, replace fewer cars etc) this doesn’t seem as big a problem.