Waymo shows off its futuristic “transportation as a service” vehicle

Re:Waymo shows off its futuristic “transportation as a servi... by satvikpendem on Saturday November 19, 2022 @02:49PM (#33673908)

Their point might be, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, perhaps. I was in Seoul, South Korea recently, and their public transit was simply insane. could get anywhere in the city with merely at most a 2 minute walk away from both my current location to the bus/train stop, and the end bus/train stop to my intended destination. For transit to longer areas, there were trains every 30 minutes at least to for example the coast from the center of the country.

I saw plenty of disabled and elderly and they all were able to take the buses and trains, and they used a cab for the last mile.

In contrast in the US, we don't have the transit at all, unless you live in a city like NYC, we just use cars everywhere.

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Re:Waymo shows off its futuristic “transportation as a servi... by danans on Saturday November 19, 2022 @05:51PM (#33675734)

> Their point might be, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, perhaps.

Agreed, we should be making it easier and more convenient to take mass transit instead of driving. If improving last mile transit options beyond walking/biking helps to get more people out of cars and onto trains, that's a good thing. We just need to make sure we build enough mass transit to support that use case.

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