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Re:California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF... by simplicitea on Friday March 01, 2024 @06:22PM (#39568037)
I was about to ask the same thing; I have a hard time seeing the ways it ends up a net gain when driving is still a decent job for a lot of people, and rideshare drivers keep to themselves anyways
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Re:California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF... by ilaksh on Friday March 01, 2024 @06:29PM (#39568098)
You might find it easier to understand if you had lost a friend or loved-one in a car accident.

Society will have to adapt to the advancements in AI and robotics.

The status quo is not a good option because (globally) cars cause over a million fatalities each year and over 20 million injuries. Driving, riding, or walking near vehicles is one of the most dangerous activities in modern life.

An extremely high percentage of deaths and injuries will be prevented as self-driving cars are deployed, since almost all accidents are due to human error.

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Re:California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF... by deprecative on Friday March 01, 2024 @06:44PM (#39568216)
A car that can drive itself will always be the better option to the companies that can afford the market share. Nobody cares about how automation will remove jobs for folks. These things are important to note. Your opinion as a customer is secondary to the cost to the provider.
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Re:California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF... by johnnyanmac on Friday March 01, 2024 @08:44PM (#39569036)
>Nobody cares about how automation will remove jobs for folks.

no one cares until it happens to them. I guess that attitude is part of the reason why this will succeed in the end.

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