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by denysvitali 240 days ago
Quite the opposite IMHO. This helps reduce people who would hypothetically drunk drive on a Saturday evening, which in turn decreases the possibility that someone dies because of that (either the driver or a victim that was just passing / driving by).

Tbh, the sooner we remove the human from the equation, the better. It's scary to think that we allow so many careless people to drive vehicles that can kill people. I'm not talking just about drunk driving, but all the sort of distractions (smartphone, looking somewhere else, ...).

London specifically, AFAIK after midnight has no tube service. This means that Waymo (or whoever takes a similar initiative) actually helps towards creating a public transportation service that is cheaper and even safer than the current one. I'm personally all up for it - don't tax innovation!
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lm28469 240 days ago
> This helps reduce people who would hypothetically drunk drive on a Saturday evening

This was solved by taxis, and now uber, decades ago. If you're dumb enough to drive under influence in 2025 the cure isn't a driverless taxi it's 10 years in jail.

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denysvitali 239 days ago
Sadly jail time doesn't often come to those who do it (at least, from experience / hearing stories of intoxicated drivers) and the consequences are paid by those who aren't intoxicated (e.g: getting killed by a drunk driver).

It's definitely not a cure, but removing the human factor (aside from the intoxication part) is anyways a very good goal IMHO.

Oh and btw, I've seen also taxi / uber drivers that were under the influence of alcohol / cocaine. Humans are the problem.

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badgersnake 240 days ago
London has public transport all night, including the tube at weekends:

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/night-tube

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lowdownbutter 240 days ago
> London specifically, AFAIK after midnight has no tube service

If only such things were googleable.

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denysvitali 239 days ago
Just based on my experience from a few visits here and there. Sorry for not fact-checking this.

As another comment pointed out, there are a few lines open during the night on weekends, and there are buses.

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