Re:Tesla Model 3 Drives into Overturned Truck in Apparent Au...
by throwaway1777 on Monday June 01, 2020 @10:29PM
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Yeah except this crash was on the highway. No one is taking ebikes on the highway. It’s arguably the most controlled environment there is for cars outside of a test track.
Re:Tesla Model 3 Drives into Overturned Truck in Apparent Au...
by gonzo41 on Monday June 01, 2020 @10:36PM
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But once autopilot works on the highway you don't think they aren't going to try and corner the market with inner city driver assist.
Re:Tesla Model 3 Drives into Overturned Truck in Apparent Au...
by jablan on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @05:17AM
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Regular use of (e)bikes within a city can make people sell their cars, and use other means of transport for occasional longer rides. Since I replaced my car with a bike, I also spend much less time in a car on the highways.
I think there's a good gap in the market to be made by E-Bikes, but it needs regulatory help (Bike lans with barricades) to make people feel safe enough to commute.
My reasonably old and frail father has an E-Bike and he zips around town on it. The hill assist is great (Though i did enjoy the slightest bit of schadenfreude when he's battery died before the return uphill to his house on day) But he lives in a town with a lot of bike paths, so he's not really on the road.
I think if you can break open that market you could make driving safer and make biking safer. It's just right now driving is a wealthy gabmit. Rich people drive tesla's and value signal with them it's not a new issue but getting people onto bicycles would be great for everyone on the road.