While I don’t support it, short of an EMP attack, I expect virtually all vehicles to be self-driving in 20 years. As part of that, traffic capacity will at least triple on the roads, probably even more than that (due to networking of the vehicles). People also won’t be owning their their cars, for the most part. Think of Uber...but driverless
The good thing is that the need for public transportation goes away (other than in really high density areas), and along with that going away will the hundreds of billions of dollars wasted on it every year.
Which will be great for disabled people like us.
People also won’t be owning their their cars, for the most part. Think of Uber...but driverless
I suspect Uber type sharing will increase, but a huge amount? In just 20 years. I doubt it will be a majority.
What is needed on a mass assembly scale but nithing as big as the big manufacturers is a simple vehicle, minimal electronic devices, essentially none, not even a radio. Diesel is primary engine, again simple like a forklift engine. Its 100% emp proof or can be such as using an air starter. You want a radio, buy what you want and install it yourself.
That's not going to happen for the simple reason that the services that provide the on-demand robocars will never have enough vehicles available to meet peak demand situations. Once people start to have to wait hours for their ride, owning their own vehicle starts to look better and better.
Will Uber show up in a F-250 to pull my boat to the lake?
Oh, I guess in your glorious, totalitarian future, there isn't any need for us rubes out in the rural hinterlands who actually grow the food in your cities. You'll get my pickup truck when you kill me, and not before.
I'm actually glad my years on this Earth are limited. I don't want to be around when the communists take over my beautiful free state.