Peri, I think the replacement of public transit is presented wrong, because a detailed reading of the article shows that they actually recommend a combination of taxibots with large-scale public transit, since the taxi is the best last-mile distributor of people arriving by fast/long distance mass transportation. The "replace transit" quote comes from what I believe is a minor statement where the report suggests that in small to medium towns, the taxibot could completely replace (local) public transportation, which I agree to as public transportation often needs some economies of scale to make sense, that is why there is so little public transportation available in rural places today anyway. I have no clue why the replacement of public transit was taken out of context and presented so prominently when the report clearly did *not* suggest that, so I am assuming that the article writer has an agenda. That is why I put in my message subject only the private car replacement. Hope this clarifies.
Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP: +31877841130 Tel: +1 408 383 7626 Tel: +91 (040)23117400 x203 -----Original Message----- From: Peri Hartman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Mon 5/4/2015 6:59 AM To: Cor van de Water; [email protected] Subject: Re: [EVDL] Self-driving "taxibots" can eliminate 90% of private cars on the streets Yes, I think there's lots of potential for self driving cars, hopefully in the form of EVs. I think the author is wrong that it eliminates the need for public transit, though. Maybe I don't understand something but just because a car drives itself doesn't mean it can hold as many people as a train. Yes, I realize they could drive practically with bumpers touching but there's still lots of wasted space. Besides, they also need to travel somewhere after dropping off their passenger(s). They may not need to park in the urban centers, but surely they will need to park during slack hours. Parking would still be needed but in less expensive areas. Anyway, I can see them working very well in combination with transit. Take transit near to your destination and a driverless taxi will complete your trip quickly. Or take transit in the morning and, spontaneously, stay too late to take transit home. No problem, an autonomous will come and get you. Peri ------ Original Message ------ From: "Cor van de Water via EV" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 04-May-15 12:45:27 AM Subject: [EVDL] Self-driving "taxibots" can eliminate 90% of private cars on the streets >http://readwrite.com/2015/05/02/self-driving-cars-transform-cities > >Cor van de Water >Chief Scientist >Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com >Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info >Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP: +31877841130 >Tel: +1 408 383 7626 Tel: +91 (040)23117400 x203 > >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA >(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
