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Re:Germans beat Tesla to autonomous L3 driving in the Golden... by switch007 on Sunday June 11, 2023 @02:06AM (#36278646)
If the US wanted to become less car dependent and a world leader in public transport, it could and would. It won’t be easy, it will take decades, but it can certainly happen.

And without a doubt the economy would be just fine in the long run.

It’s survived a depression, WW2, bailing out Europe, Cold War, Vietnam, Iraq, 9/11, Afghanistan and the 2008 crash after all.

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Re:Germans beat Tesla to autonomous L3 driving in the Golden... by mym1990 on Sunday June 11, 2023 @11:09AM (#36282094)
Sure, not arguing that, but it would take an overhaul of almost everything, that will not happen in a span of 20 years. But at the end of the day, the US doesn’t want this, at either the policy or the civilian level. We like going into 60k of debt to drive our big SUVs just a little too much.
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