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I would like too see streamlined ride sharing coming out of this. Imagine the thousands of automated cars carrying only one person with a fixed route and destination input in the computer. People could electronically hail a car from a cellphone and pay the owner compensation for gas via cellphone as well.
On my way to work, i notice there are 50+ cars that all follow the same 20 mile route at a given time. And this isn't a mainstream route either! Look at all that extra capacity that could save the owner money, the passenger money since gas is cheaper than the bus fare, and the city for not investing in operating extra buses at low capacity.
Well, American society isn't at that level yet where they would be willing to contemplate such a scheme. Not as long as gassing their car is financially viable. It will be so in time. "The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed."
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