[deleted] t1_is5yxwm wrote on October 13, 2022 at 3:26 PM

Reply to comment by Surur in Rise of delivery robots leaves drivers fearful of job losses | Context by el_gee

They were active in Toronto for like a week until they got banned because people don't want them taking up the already limited sidewalk space. We either need to massively increase the width of sidewalks or make them go in bike lanes and have double width bike lanes everywhere in their service area. If these are going to be a thing, it requires reclaiming road space from cars.

Surur t1_is6bovo wrote on October 13, 2022 at 4:51 PM

Instead of "reclaiming road space from cars", just make them big enough for passengers and there you have your self-driving taxi.

[deleted] t1_is6g8qy wrote on October 13, 2022 at 5:20 PM

I don't think people want to ride a taxi that only goes at a walking speed.

Surur t1_is6i7ep wrote on October 13, 2022 at 5:33 PM

Sounds like you have identified the one problem which needs fixing. Around 15 mph should be fine.