This @Abi0lvera piece on why self-driving cars could be good for low-income people is worth your time.

@binarybits @Abi0lvera This all seems spot on to me. I don't know why this isn't the universal expectation. Also, once cities are dominated by self-driving vehicles, most of the incentives for fast heavy vehicles go away, and I think most rides will be on something between a scooter and a golf cart.

@binarybits @Abi0lvera Ok but aren’t Waymo rides pretty expensive right now? More expensive than Uber by a significant margin. And longer wait times. I guess they will improve on those measures is the assumption?

@binarybits @Abi0lvera Streetcars aren’t a great analogy because they ran on schedules and fixed routes. Better are the jitneys that the streetcar industry lobbied cities to outlaw. (Although back then, these modes were mainly used by the middle class; the poor couldn’t afford the fares and walked.)

@binarybits @Abi0lvera building personally owned autonomous vehicles for low income people is so important

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