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    1. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      Something else that will change: Self-driving cars don’t need parking spaces in urban areas. The cars will either be driving on the road or at the edge of the city for charging/cleanup.

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    2. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      It’s clear human driven cars will disappear from the roads over time. They will likely go the way of horses: Rich people toys with limited access to public roads and expensive to insure.

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    3. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      We are far in enough to do another recap: (1) 50% of the road will be digital. (2) Each car will make decisions on its own, as an integrated system will be too slow (to build). (3) Regulation will be slow and then rapid, as countries compete. […]

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    4. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      […] (4) Highway trucks will be the first autonomous vehicles. (5) Cars will outcompete rail transport on existing road capacity. (6) Carpooling will increase and car interiors will look like public transport. (7) Pricing will drive parking spaces to outside the city.

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    5. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      I’m excited about what the future brings. Cheap, safe, and clean transport is a win for us all and self-driving electric cars seem the closest we will get to that. This will be the biggest change in transport since trains (1810), safety bikes (1885), and manual cars (1910).

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    6. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      There are obviously (potential) flaws in this scenario. For one, the shared fleets need to be 99.9999% reliable for people to actually give up their cars.

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    7. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      Another potential flaw is that battery technology improvements won’t keep pace with what we need. Or computers might not get to the point where they can truly react safely to all forms of traffic.

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    8. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      It’s also possible that electric bikes will ride the wave of technology improvements and become the commuting modality of choice, before electric cars get to do it.

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    9. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 30 Dec 2017

      End of the thread, for now. To be continued.pic.twitter.com/KOFO6PmmaY

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    10. David McLeod‏ @Mucx 31 Dec 2017
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      Do you think we are limited to land? As drone technology advances, will we have automated flight based transport? Will it start with small to midsize package/haulage first?

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      Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 31 Dec 2017
      Replying to @Mucx

      I'm not convinced yet that we will (1) accept the drone noise, (2) build out landing pads, and (3) have the same level of investment in technology development.

      2:17 PM - 31 Dec 2017
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