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kleinbl00  ·  3962 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Imagine: A World Where Nobody Owns Their Own Car

I don't see them as a proletariat revolution. That's my umbrage with the article - it isn't about "driverless cars" it's about "a driverless carpool." Can you elucidate what "driverless" has to do with the following?

- reduce traffic

(All the benefits of driverless cars are about increasing traffic density)

- increase access for people who currently can't afford cars/insurance

(If you can't afford a car, you can't afford a driverless car)

    I personally think they will be successful in the long-term, but again I haven't do enough research to suggest a timeline for the establishment of a new grid

I personally think that the equivalent of "bitchin' cruise control" is being oversold as the equivalent of "magic."