• yonder@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    Another great video by NJB. I found the speculations made in the video about the future of self driving cars to be pessimistic but can totally see the future ending up exactly as he describes it.

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      7 days ago

      I agree that it is somewhat pessimistic, but the key part is the amount of money in it. History has shown that capitalism (especially in the US) has long lasting impacts that we cannot comprehend yet. I think clear regulations and safety standards are crucial to make AVs useful for people.

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        7 days ago

        Yup. The worst part is how the problems AVs claim to solve are already solved using existing technology that have other benefits like fewer emissions and physical activity.

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          7 days ago

          It is also just as much an issue that all the problems AVs are trying to solve are 100% self inflicted due to how the infrastructure is build. Its not solving the root problem at all that is the car dependency.

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          7 days ago

          But a handful of people won’t get rich off nationalized rail or municipal transit. A handful of people will get rich by private solutions like self driving cars.

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            7 days ago

            Doesn’t even have to be nationalized. Bring back the railroad barons and lets party like it’s the 20s.

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            7 days ago

            Exactly this. Also a few self driving cars where they make sense will not make a handful rich.

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              7 days ago

              I think Jason said it well in the video, “there’s no money to be made in making the streets safer, so the only solution to the dangers caused by the old cars has to be buying new cars.”