Here's a thread from a product manager at Uber explicitly detailing his (and presumably his employer's) vision for disrupting and replacing mass transit with fleets of EV/AVs. This isn't a secret.https://twitter.com/ThijsNiks/status/947113982661414912 …
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I’m not working on our self-driving initiatives, so no. This is my personal take on extending public information.
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Good to know, thanks! But I don't imagine you're an outlier there. (Nor are your thoughts on rail out of line with projections by BCG and others).
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There are definitely more people in this school of thought. For me, it comes back to what people want, not any personal preference. I happily use my bike and the metro to go to work now.https://twitter.com/ThijsNiks/status/947107834428383232 …
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Downtown self-driving car/metro capacity remains the largest unknown for me. It could very well be that computers won't be able to handle mixed city traffic efficiently enough for a long time to be competitive with rail transport.https://twitter.com/ThijsNiks/status/947113987522596864 …
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Yes, it could be! Which is why I'm on record as having a very dim view of Uber and others sowing FUD about the future of transit in an era of EV/AV fleets. It won't take much to convince governments to stop investing if a brave new world supposedly awaits.
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Fair enough, that’s something we can agree on. Governments being hesitant about infrastructural investments seems to mostly be an American issue though. I do want governments (not just companies) to rethink what a “digital” road looks like.https://twitter.com/ThijsNiks/status/947111727203831808 …
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