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CMDRStodgy t1_ixh0o18 wrote

Reply to comment by miner_sd in Your Robotaxi Is Almost Here by Rear-gunner

I love trains and bikes and walking and most forms of public transport and I agree with almost everything //notjustbikes says. Cars don't belong in our cities, not as personal transport, but they do have their uses. In some mostly rural areas and for some types of journey cars do make sense.

Also, if planned correctly autonomous cars may even increase train use. Having a cheap and convenient way to get from your doorstep to the train station in somewhere like American suburban sprawl will make train travel more attractive.

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miner_sd t1_ixifzy5 wrote

Cars are great for places that have basically no infrastructure, like for getting to a weather station in the middle of a forest, or for getting around on the moon. There's a reason the Apollo astronauts used a rover and not a train

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