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Re:The Waymo World Model: A New Frontier for Autonomous Driv... by Hikikomori on Friday February 06, 2026 @05:40PM (#46919138)
>without billions in subsidies

Is there a magic road wand?

Re:The Waymo World Model: A New Frontier for Autonomous Driv... by xnx on Friday February 06, 2026 @06:52PM (#46919779)
No, but roads are paid for by road users (i.e. everyone).
Re:The Waymo World Model: A New Frontier for Autonomous Driv... by 47282847 on Friday February 06, 2026 @07:43PM (#46920123)
Huh? Last I looked, roads are paid for by the general public, not (car) road users?
Re:The Waymo World Model: A New Frontier for Autonomous Driv... by generalenvelope on Friday February 06, 2026 @09:54PM (#46920876)
AFAICT, the majority (60%) of funding for roads doesn't come from direct user charges...

Roads are subsidized, free parking (and generally a lot of paid parking) is subsidized, and the sprawl encouraged by car dependence combined with the resulting infrastructure costs has and will continue to bankrupt cities.

I don't think we should "just only have trains", but the current US transit landscape is absurdly stupid and inefficient.

Re:The Waymo World Model: A New Frontier for Autonomous Driv... by kube-system on Saturday February 07, 2026 @11:08AM (#46924907)
Yeah I think the single biggest red flag that the US absolutely could support more public transit is the fact that many cities successfully had more public transit in the past.
Re:The Waymo World Model: A New Frontier for Autonomous Driv... by fragmede on Saturday February 07, 2026 @02:36AM (#46922043)
Who pays for the war in Iraq?
Re:The Waymo World Model: A New Frontier for Autonomous Driv... by Hikikomori on Saturday February 07, 2026 @03:55AM (#46922395)
So its subsidized? I thought that was the problem.