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> self-driving cars becoming a norm leads to more car-centered infrastructure over public transportation Out of curiosity, why would this be? I can see that co
by achal 14y ago
> self-driving cars becoming a norm leads to more car-centered infrastructure over public transportation
Out of curiosity, why would this be? I can see that commuters who despise driving may switch to cars from public transport, but at least from personal experience, I don't see this as a major reason for people using public transport in the first place.
Is there another reason I'm missing? I'd imagine it would be more likely that self driving vehicles end up improving public transport (both in quality of service and popular usage).
- DividesByZero 14y agoI think there would be a feedback loop in place where self-driving cars demand better infrastructure to support them, and as this infrastructure improves, self-driving cars become more convenient to use, leading more people to want to use them, leading to more such infrastructure. Since this infrastructure gets funded, it's not much of a stretch to think that most transport money would go there. Some of the technology might make public transport more efficient (self driving buses seem like a good idea), but cars would probably dominate.