S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are ‘skyrocketing.’

Re:S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are... by dcow on Friday July 14, 2023 @11:22PM (#36732984)

I mean the challenge was that “most people don't need a car”. I’m not saying don't ride a bike and reduce your car dependence… that’s awesome. I’m saying that cutting usage in half doesn't support the “most people don't need a car” angle. Most people still need a car.

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Re:S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are... by alistairSH on Friday July 14, 2023 @11:23PM (#36732990)

Fine, most people don’t need a car for a significant number of the trips they make by car.

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Re:S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are... by midasuni on Saturday July 15, 2023 @07:56AM (#36735751)

There are about 1.1 billion passenger cars in the work and over 8 billion people. Thus most people don’t need a car.

The requirement for “most people need a car” depends on the definition of most people. Live in a small town in Arizona? Sure you need a car. Live in TriBeCa? You don’t need a car.

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Re:S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are... by seadan83 on Saturday July 15, 2023 @07:35PM (#36741915)

I think that is a touchy angle. The statement is probably better as "most people shouldn't need a car"

The touchy part is be ause the logic often goes, because 100% can't get off cars, the necessary infrastructure to allow the 20% who could, won't be built.

It's like public transit, it sucks due to shoe string funding, ridership is low because it sucks, funding is then reduced because ridership is low.

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