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user-inactivated  ·  2352 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why driverless cars will be the next battlefield in the culture war

Man, you're gonna have to convince that one to me.

Exhibit A The more busses, trolleys, whatever is built, the cheaper each on is gonna be which means they can go for lower prices. The reason they're so expensive now, is partially because they're so big, but also because so much fewer are made that companies have to charge more for each one to break even let alone make a profit.

Exhibit B As demands for busses, trolleys, whatever increases and demands for individual cars decreases, companies are gonna wanna transition into the new dominant market to get themselves a piece of the pie. That means, as these companies compete with each other, they're gonna find more efficient ways to build the vehicles and save themselves money, passing some of that efficient savings onto the customer AND they're gonna be incentivized to try and sell for as low as possible because Volkswagen Buses Of The Future sure as shit doesn't want to lose their New York City Contract to Toyota Trolleys of the Future.

Exhibit C is a fucking meaningless pie chart but it's the best way that I can say that if I'm not driving my own damn car, I'd rather pay $100 a month to take public transportation than $400 a month for a private car I don't really get to enjoy and I'm sure I'm not the only one who's alone in that math.

All of which leads to Exhibit D because if my emotional math is right, then that means that there will be more demands for public transport, which means more supply, which means there will be a point where it reaches an equilibrium where it's cheaper than some lame ass fucking car that can't compare to shit to a drivable car and UGH! The future sucks!