| The line from travel via auto mated car to TSA style security invasion is actually pretty short. It just takes one person to decide to go carmageddon and now every car will have weight restrictions, luggage restrictions, then there will be ~~economy cars~~ pods and more. The moment you start paying for a seat, and the car is owned by someone else, the owners are going to see exactly how LITTLE they can keep in the car, and still get someone to use it. Unlike flying which benefited from budget airlines, car transport is not likely to benefit more people by going this route. All this thread is filled with people talking about some sort of benevolent firm wanting to take care of its customers. The moment the market place hits it's growth plateau, people will be cutting corners to reduce weight, and improve fuel efficiency. As for rapey scans - they will just expect people to get to a hub, and from that hub pick up their cars. The hub will have the rapey scans. The point of the TSA is to make the public feel that something is being "done", post 9/11. Its a product of fear, not of security requirements. So you can take it as a bet, that if any of the scenarios come true here - you will eventually return back to TSA levels of security theater. |