L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoUber was supposed to help traffic. It didn’t. Robotaxis will be even worsewww.sfchronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down130file-text
arrow-up1264arrow-down1external-linkUber was supposed to help traffic. It didn’t. Robotaxis will be even worsewww.sfchronicle.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square76fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDarienGS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·edit-211 months agoRobotaxis could potentially help traffic by being smaller than current cars. The vast majority of journeys shouldn’t require anything bigger than a Renault Twizy.
minus-squareSyreniac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoOn the one hand, you are right. On the other hand, will the consumers of robotaxis want to use small cars or will they push for full size ones?
Robotaxis could potentially help traffic by being smaller than current cars. The vast majority of journeys shouldn’t require anything bigger than a Renault Twizy.
On the one hand, you are right. On the other hand, will the consumers of robotaxis want to use small cars or will they push for full size ones?
Don’t give them an option…