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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by paganel on Friday December 20, 2024 @06:40AM (#42470290)
> If self-driving cars are widely available

They won't be "widely available" because of the higher prices, just look at the EV market right now. You won't get a self-driving $2,000 clunker, and when you drive a $2,000 clunker you don't do it because you "like it", but because that's all that you can afford.

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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by anal_reactor on Friday December 20, 2024 @08:09AM (#42470790)
Ah yes. Technological progress will never happen.
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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by paganel on Friday December 20, 2024 @08:25AM (#42470883)
Did it happen for EVs in the here and now? Where can I find a SH EV clunker for $2,000? I'm talking about an EV with performances similar to those of a gasoline-based $2,000 clunker.

Otherwise, believing in "technological progress" as a potential solution is just just that, an irrational belief.

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Re:Waymo achieves 92% reduction in bodily injury claims comp... by anal_reactor on Friday December 20, 2024 @10:11AM (#42471714)
> an irrational belief

You won't walk around with a calculator in your pocket, will you?

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