Re:Driverless robotaxi fleet paralyzed for hours in San Fran...
by bko on Thursday June 30, 2022 @08:20PM
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> $80 Billion Has Been Spent on Self-Driving Cars With Nothing to Show for It. [0]
That's a lot of money sure, but what could that get you if it was spent on infrastructure? That couldn't even pay for a 500 mile high speed rail from LA to San Fransisco which is now going to cost at least $110 billion [1].
Re:Driverless robotaxi fleet paralyzed for hours in San Fran...
by asdff on Friday July 01, 2022 @12:57AM
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On the other hand you are comparing the costs of tangible fully built out infrastructure to what at this point has been marginally scaled up robotics class exercises
That's a lot of money sure, but what could that get you if it was spent on infrastructure? That couldn't even pay for a 500 mile high speed rail from LA to San Fransisco which is now going to cost at least $110 billion [1].
[0] https://www.treehugger.com/praise-dumb-transportation-self-d...
[1] https://www.constructiondive.com/news/california-high-speed-...