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Re:The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Driving Car by splat on Monday May 11, 2015 @05:01PM (#9527827)
I imagine buses would be much cheaper and more prevalent when you don't have to pay for a driver.
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Re:The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Driving Car by branchan on Monday May 11, 2015 @05:20PM (#9527930)
I don't think having to pay for a human bus driver is the primary obstacle preventing us from having cheap and efficient public transportation.
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Re:The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Driving Car by kuschku on Monday May 11, 2015 @06:25PM (#9528255)
Source: Most of Europe.

The issues with public transports are the same as with biking in the US: It works better when cities are really dense. Suburbs destroy the efficiency of public transport, biking, walking, inline skating, and any other non-car transportation.

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Re:The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Driving Car by branchan on Monday May 11, 2015 @07:52PM (#9528636)
Europe is very different from the US. People will drive 1-2 hours to get to work, which is not really done as much in Europe.
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