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		qbasic_forever on Oct 6, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Anthony Levandowski to Larry Page: Google's self-d... If the problem is millions of traffic accidents from individual human drivers then it will be far cheaper and faster to bet big on public transportation, high speed/light/etc. rail, instead of a fully autonomous self-driving car future that has always claimed to be just 5 years away (for the last 15 years).

Retric on Oct 6, 2021 [–]

I can’t think of any affordable public transportation system ready to replace rural roads. What exactly are you suggesting?

On the other hand if you’re keeping rural roads then self driving cars could make a huge difference even if cities banned cars.

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