• @SpaceNoodle
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    1111 months ago

    Probably because we can’t reasonably eliminate it right away.

    • @[email protected]
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      -411 months ago

      Well I was being glib but I think we have a greater ability than to eliminate cars today than we do to make them safer by self driving. I think we could get it done in like 5 years outside of rural areas if we had everyone on board.

      • @SpaceNoodle
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        311 months ago

        “If we had everyone on board” is the biggest hurdle.

        • @[email protected]
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          -111 months ago

          True but that’s why I’m here advocating for it. Political opposition can be overcome. The physics of a speeding multi-ton object cannot.

          • @SpaceNoodle
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            311 months ago

            Sure, but that’s gonna be at least half a generation leading up to your five year estimate.

          • El Barto
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            010 months ago

            That’s like advocating eliminating the use of skycrapers in five years. Where do you live that you think this is a totally realistic goal? Because it sounds like a cozy, sheltered bubble.

      • @DoomBot5
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        311 months ago

        The verge’s article on the same incident went on a tangent about how tech companies have been continously facing issues with these kinds of devices destroyed. Can’t have a ride sharing program if all the bikes, scooters, vehicles are vandalized or destroyed. No way we’re going to rid of personally owned vehicles if the alternatives are continously under attack.