Waymo dominated U.S. robotaxi market in 2024, but Tesla and Amazon's Zoox loom
Waymo may have outlasted GM's Cruise to lead the U.S. market but Elon Musk's Tesla and Amazon's Zoox are working to catch up.
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I’m not impressed until it can legally drive while it is snowing.
Driving in mostly hot regions on predefined paths is not that impressive.
But you know what fully automated system you could make in any weather? Trains.
I have tracks near my house that I could take to work, if they bothered to extend the line. There are some parts that need repair, but the land exists and the rails are largely unused for freight and mostly used to store extra cars. It goes right through most of the city centers in my area, and a large company has already promised to create a ton of jobs if the line is built. Oh, and there's crazy congestion on the highway that runs parallel to these tracks, and these tracks go right next to two professional sports stadiums.
So when are they starting construction? Not until 2050 at the earliest... Why? A handful of people in one small area of the line oppose it...
I can't take a train almost anywhere I drive. Think they'll open a spur to:
And can I bring a truck bed full of kayaks and gear? Oh, I also haul home shitloads of trash I find. Is that allowed on trains?
Trains are the best for moving a human body, carrying nothing, from one population center to another. And that's it.
And can I bring a truck bed full of kayaks and gear?
Not in a robotaxi
Not with that attitude
I get your point, but your being a useless ass about it.
For us that do outdoor sports we still will.need a car, but not having to use it to commute to work or go grocery shopping would be a wonderful thing
Also the better transit is the fewer people you have to shard the road with when you do need to use your car.
It's not all or nothing.
You shop on a train ride? Don't know about you, but I bring home more than 4 humans can carry.
We obviously need train service between metro areas, and train service within large areas. But America is wired for individual transportation. Undoing that has a monstrous energy impact to consider, better, but it ain't free.
I grocery shop basically every other day, means I only need a single bag at a time. I also happen to live across the street from the grocery store.
This idea that groceries need to be bought in 18wheeler quantities sucks, but is because America can't fathom being closer than 10 miles to any shopping.
I love how all the trains stop directly in front of my home
