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Re:Watch Zoox’s autonomous car drive around San Francisco fo... by wutbrodo on Sunday April 19, 2020 @02:32AM (#22914005)
> door-to-door small-group spikable public transit!),

What does spikable mean here?

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Re:Watch Zoox’s autonomous car drive around San Francisco fo... by renewiltord on Sunday April 19, 2020 @03:44AM (#22914263)
Sorry, couldn't think of a good word. Rapid increase in supply to meet demand. Because the units are smaller they are more fluid. Because they are autonomous storage doesn't have to be centralized and they aren't subject to human scheduling constraints.
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Re:Watch Zoox’s autonomous car drive around San Francisco fo... by wutbrodo on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @01:17AM (#22932198)
Ah gotcha, thanks for clarifying.
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