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Re:Musk shakes up SpaceX in race to make satellite launch wi... by pjc50 on Thursday November 01, 2018 @06:25AM (#18352527)
Yes, the "getting away from it all" is a weird kind of fantasy; I don't know why a satellite would suddenly enable it.

> A self driving carriage will deliver whatever goods you need the same day.

Rural areas are going to be the last places for full driverless, surely? Badly paved or gravel roads with zero markings? Higher chance of animals in the road? Poor metadata or lack of postal codes?

Re:Musk shakes up SpaceX in race to make satellite launch wi... by TeMPOraL on Thursday November 01, 2018 @07:59AM (#18353088)
Also very population density, making it less attractive relative to e.g. suburbs.