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Re:What would you pay for autonomous driving? Volkswagen hop... by lazerpants on Thursday June 10, 2021 @04:22PM (#27465293)
Turns into a nightmare of course. But it's gated by how much you can afford to pay. The new congestion charges will really be a boon to the ultra-wealthy since the charges are minuscule compared to what they are willing to pay and it will get poorer drivers off the streets.

I would prefer it if the congestion charges were scaled to usage rates for that reason (example, you can enter the toll zone once per month for free, but if you do it 20 times the toll eventually ends up being $100+ per journey). It seems more fair to me especially since a lot of people occasionally need to haul a box or something to Midtown, but don't usually contribute to traffic congestion.

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Re:What would you pay for autonomous driving? Volkswagen hop... by ericmay on Thursday June 10, 2021 @05:07PM (#27465868)
Sure, but my point was it was claimed that driving was faster, but it's only faster for people with large incomes who can afford it. It's not faster if everybody does it.

I also am willing to bet if you compared "everybody walk" vs "everybody drive" walking would win out by a large margin in Manhattan.

Flying a private jet is faster than taking a Southwest Airlines flight too...

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