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California high speed rail isn't running now but it is improving lots of things along the way. For example one of the most dangerous crossings in the state is now grade separated with the Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation Project. https://www.metro.net/about/media-relations/156-million-new-...
Certainly worth $100 billion
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How far into the 'burbs do waymos usually extend? Will Beaverton/hillbsoro be part of the build?
Hard to know. The Waymo bay area service area is 60 miles long. https://support.google.com/waymo/answer/9059119?hl=en#PHX
Am I misremembering, or did they just drastically expand it?
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The bus system would almost certainly be better if it did cost a somewhat-significant amount of money, because one of the biggest problems with public transit in the US is marginalized people getting on public transit and acting in ways that are unpleasant and disruptive to everyone else using it (think about a homeless drug addict passing out on the bus while splayed across several seats; or a schizophrenic screamin…
Really horrifying lack of empathy in your thinking. Also, what a stupid, shortsighted plan.
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Are Waymos cheaper than hiring a person?
It's hard to measure "cheaper" as an end user consumer, the price you pay for the service, because it's very likely they're operating at a loss to gain market share and growth. Exact same reason why Uber and Lyft were considerably cheaper than taxis in many big cities when they first launched (eg: Lyft in Seattle in 2013/2014), running at a loss, and the pricing has now incrementally grown to become the same as, or e…
Stiff competition for humans, especially drivers outside the top quartile or so. Waymo appears to its passengers to drive much more competently than certainly any sub-average rideshare driver. Although I like jobs for humans, I hope these aren’t all just set on fire because there is promise in reducing fatalities. Want to find a way for offline vehicles that can go 65MPH to remain legal though. Without Flock every bl…
Ironically, Uber used the same tactics to replace taxis with rideshare: (Taxis/rideshares) are dangerous, drivers harass you, etc. Ours are so amazing, people love them. The reality is that I have zero problems with rideshares (or taxis, when I'm someplace that still has them). Being a social animal like other Homo sapiens , interacting is a positive but drivers have no problem giving me peace. I'd much rather have t…
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Transit is public, so it requires advocacy, just like any other oplicy issue!
Were there man-on-the-street grass roots 1950s advocates that were instrumental for getting the interstate highway system built? Suburban expansion advocates? Do you really only need an advocate to convince people to like something that they otherwise currently dislike?
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You can make this kind of specious argument for any infraction, no matter how minor. Hard pass on your ridiculous dystopia.
Living in a society where you don't have to worry about people stealing, being violent, doing drugs, scamming you, breaking into your car, etc sounds like the opposite of a dystopia.
Fortunately, your views are wildly extreme and unconstitutional. Regardless, I hope you find some empathy and some peace out there.
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How many times have you been flipped off while driving it? And buying one after Elon lost his mind and did a nazi salute TWICE is pretty gross.
Ah. Now I see why you’re so against it. My condolences. I did get my share of similarly deranged people flipping me off, until I moved out of the Seattle area. Now things are better :)
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> something like a Rivian but with Waymo tech So a Tesla?
I, independently, made almost exactly the same comment before seeing yours lol. I already do 20+ hour cross-country trips in my Y without a break to sleep, which is only possible because I'm not meaningfully fatigued driving. it's still technically supervised but I think that's beyond the point OP is making
My Tesla Was Driving Itself Perfectly—Until It Crashed
The danger of almost-perfect tech