General Motors in a joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation have produced a two seater car that drives itself, has no petrochemical emissions and offers wireless communicataion to the passengers while it is in motion. Like a wireless shaver it plugs into a powerpoint overnight.
Range is very limited as yet. Only 40km. But enough for short inner metropolitan commutes.
Could be useful in a future Megalopolis One....
No need to wait for Megalopolis One. My commute is only 8 miles (about 13 km) -- round-trip, and I live in a medium-sized city. And the car looks small enough that I could share a parking space with somebody and split the cost. Why wasn't this done years ago?
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ReplyDeleteIt uses GPS is the technical reason that comes to mind, not that it hasn't been around for a while.
But for the bigger reasons... I suspect you already know the answer, Infidel.... special interests and other priorities.
I think they're neat but I"m not sure I'd have the courage to drive them anywhere. Imagine being in a lane between two long-haul trucks.
ReplyDeleteI'm picturing them on roads that are set aside for small sized cars, part of some bigger transport strategy.
ReplyDeleteFINALLY!!!! A car as ugly as me.
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