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by JoeAltmaier 5316 days ago
I love hunky-doodle blue-sky plans too - they don't have to deal with reality.

In reality, most people leave for work at the same time. So they all need a car at the same time. So we need the same number of cars as we have now.

Carpool? Did I hear somebody say carpool? With robotic drivers that works ... exactly as badly as it works now. My three nearest neighbors work in different TOWNS, not only different buildings or neighborhoods.

So I jump on Google Taxi, log in, reserve a car to show up and ... it says "next available taxi arrival, 2 hours before or after desired time". So I either get up at ass-oclock in the morning, or am chronically late for work. </rant>