[danaris]

> We don't know what self-driving cars will mean for urban transport, but we know it's going to be impactful.

At this point, given the challenges that we can see in front of us, we do not know that self-driving cars will ever be genuinely practical. Not in the "can drive anywhere, under any conditions, with no more danger than humans" sense.

[JumpCrisscross]

> the "can drive anywhere, under any conditions, with no more danger than humans" sense

That’s fine. I’m limiting scope to urban and suburban environments where they interface with other modes as a universal last mile. That definitely looks proximate, given there are working examples already deployed, albeit unsustainably.

[danaris]

Are you also limiting scope to the American Southwest?

Because my understanding is that current self-driving technology is also nowhere near being able to handle inclement weather, especially snow.