Under discussed: self driving EVs.
Most long drives are mostly on freeways or otherwise easy roads. When people get over the initial horror of driving 1000 miles by napping, browsing, gaming, and enjoying the passing view while enduring just two 20-minute breaks, and arriving at destination already having a vehicle and whatever they want to bring and on their own schedule, trains can’t compete and planes only by sheer speed.
—”driving 1000 miles by napping, browsing, gaming.. having a vehicle and whatever they want to bring and on their own schedule, trains can’t compete and planes only by sheer speed.”
YES!
I’m still a young septuagenarian but my RT (Reaction Time) can be measured on a kitchen clock.
FSD, (Full Self Driving) is what I want in my next car; hybrid or EV.
Tesla is close but still years away, Honda is selling them in Japan, but with a different approach.
Honda is FSD for city driving up to ~30mph.
... take me to #1 son’s house, and set an alarm for 10 minutes before arrival...
I want it in a package like the Genesis GV80, room for the grandkids.
Most long drives are mostly on freeways or otherwise easy roads. When people get over the initial horror of driving 1000 miles by napping, browsing, gaming, and enjoying the passing view while enduring just two 20-minute breaks, and arriving at destination already having a vehicle and whatever they want to bring and on their own schedule, trains can’t compete and planes only by sheer speed.
Completely agree.
If I can travel while I sleep, a lot of trips suddenly become road trips.
Even though SF to LA is only a little over an hour by air, there is the time of travel to airport, airport overhead time: parking, security, waiting, car rental at the other end, etc. While it is possible to accomplish a business trip, including return, in one day, most people travel the night before, do business and fly back the same day as business.
A self-driving car means I leave at bedtime the night before, sleep all the way, conduct business and get back in the evening. Air provides very little time saving and a huge cost disadvantage.
All I need is a shower in the morning I arrive and a nice dinner/car charge on the way back.