This, of course, will deepen existing techno-economic divides, as poor people will be denied access to high-speed road systems.
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Were I a cynic, I'd say that that was the intent. But nah, when has that ever happened?

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If only there were some kind of... rails... we could embed in the roads, to minimize edge-cases. We could call them.. road-rails? Needs work
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Why it sounds like they would have to run on a predictable schedule
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And they would need some kind of stations at which to predictably load and unload passengers and cargo
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I think standardized car-to-car communication is going to be essential, because there will always be people who like to drive
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There will always be people who like to ride horses, too, but we don't allow them on freeways.
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I don't even mean like that. The biggest problem with autonomous vehicles is you need a destination.
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The biggest problem with autonomous vehicles is the twisted culture that invented them.
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Fully expect Musk to launch a planned community along this concept.
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I'd rather outlaw most drivers, personally.
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I don't see any technical reason why it must be so. Most edge cases are very low speed anyway. Unless you're saying that THEY don't want it.
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It was just an assumption of mine; normal course on a highway is relatively easy to drive while intersections involve more negotiation.
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Last year a Tesla car on autopilot crashed at high speed into a large truck that was crossing the highway at an unexpected spot. 1 dead.
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However, note that I am not confident Emily's prediction will prove accurate. Sometimes a retweet stuff because it's thought provoking.
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More than putting autonomous cars on the road I am excited to get human drivers off of them
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