Re:Driverless cars are further away than you think
by shin_lao on Thursday October 24, 2013 @08:13AM
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My point is that if there are less traffic jam, owning a car becomes interesting. I currently do not own a car because of traffic jams. Remove traffic jams and I'll buy one right away.
If you work in software it's important for you to understand these distinctions. That or you're just trolling. I can't decide.
You never know who is at the other end. In my case, I just felt it was inappropriate. But I could have been an insecure teenager and this comment could have hurt a lot.
Re:Driverless cars are further away than you think
by joshstrange on Thursday October 24, 2013 @10:02AM
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You say that now but wouldn't you much rather pay a fraction of the cost of a car to own "part" of a car in a car-sharing program similar to NetJets?
> You never know who is at the other end. In my case, I just felt it was inappropriate. But I could have been an insecure teenager and this comment could have hurt a lot.
What is inappropriate about Jason's comment?
That's throughput not total ownership. A manufacturer doesn't monetize throughput. Moreover a study about allowed throughput is about the civil engineering constraints. It doesn't say anything about purchasing demand. Throughput can increase while total ownership decreases if average car utilization increases. The vast majority of cars spend the bulk of their time parked. Autonomy invalidates the reasons why those cars sit parked. If you work in software it's important for you to understand these distinctions. That or you're just trolling. I can't decide.