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Elon Musk Plans To Solve Traffic Congestion With Self-Driving Buses (theverge.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Elon Musk believes self-driving buses are the answer to solving traffic congestion and mass transit in densely populated cities. Musk has teased the idea while at a transportation conference in Norway, according to Bloomberg. "We have an idea for something which is not exactly a bus but would solve the density problem for inner city situations." he said. "Autonomous vehicles are key... I don't want to talk too much about it. I have to be careful what I say." Elon Musk released the Model X last year with semi-autonomous Autopilot mode, and most recently, announced the "budget-friendly" Model 3 with similar autonomous functionality. There's no question autonomous vehicles are the future. "I very much agree with solving the high-density transport problem," Musk said in Norway. "There's a new type of car or vehicle that would be great for that and that'll actually take people to their final destination and not just the bus stop." The Hyperloop is another example of Elon's vision to revolutionize transportation.
The very definition of an inventor.
Ezekiel 23:20
There is nothing in the article that even points us in the direction of a bus other than "Something not really like a bus". In fact there is nothing in this article that points us at anything
I'm not sure about all public transit bus systems, but I do recall the one my family member drove for. They explicitly told them not to get involved in situations, even if someone was being threatened. Call it in, they were told.
So , the Tesla electric cars don't count?
Or, the SpaceX launches of satellites and space station resupply?
Or, millions of solar panels?
What have you done... Ever.
I don't read your sig. Why are you reading mine?
Yes, it's called a "train".
There have been self-driving mass-transit vehicles in service for a decade.
You are welcome on my lawn.
What are we going to do with the massive unemployment the horseless carriages will cause? the breeders, the whip makers, the blacksmiths, the hay balers, the veterinarians, the reinmakers, the shit shovelers.....what will we do when the market can't absorb those jobs as mechanical devices have entered there too?
What's he going to do about the mass unemployment he will create?
People don't live to work, people have to work to live. At least until work is no longer required. Then we'll need a new system of distribution. One that does not couple work output to income. Because soon enough work will be the scarce resource.
We don't believe in radical loony monotheistic religions from the middle east -- we're Christians.
Paypal isn't profitable?
Only crack the nuts that crack. You don't put the ones that don't crack in the sack.