[maccam94]

The last mile is only a problem because people live in single-family housing zones, where there is not enough density for mass transit. We created this type of land use for several mostly not good reasons. Trains are far more efficient than car infrastructure. Why do commuters need a self driving car if there are trains that run by your block every 5 minutes, and get you to your office block in 10-20?

[grandmczeb]

Why stop there? Trains are only necessary because the density isn’t high enough to walk everywhere. We wouldn’t need them if everyone just lived in the cube[1].

[1] https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/03/7-3-billion-people-one-buildi...

[CamperBob2]

So, if we just rewire our entire society top-down to conform to your vision, your plan will totally work.

Well, you know, we all want to change the world.

[spiderice]

> The last mile is only a problem because people live in single-family housing zones

Unfortunately when solving a problem you have to address reality and not some non-existent ideal.

Self driving cars are a much more realistic solution than getting billions of people to move to an expensive city where they’ll have 5% as much space as they’re used to.

[incone123]

I lived in a block next to a rail line. It was noisy and unpleasant.