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I don't think anyone here needs convincing about why self driving cars are a terrible idea, but Not Just Bikes posted a video about it some days ago laying out how dire it really is if we allow self-driving cars to go on unquestioned
yeahhhh... mixed feelings on that vid. it was highly speculative but still more or less compelling. I think the future will be both dumber and less interesting than what he proposes, but the undeniable fact is they can pretty much only make things worse
I agree, it is really hyperbolic, and it's likely not to go that way. But it lays out the limitations and dangers of giving the streets to private companies and having transit be held hostage.
Baidu is the largest robotaxi operation in the world right now and China doesn't tend to let companies burn money on nonsense for too long, so I think they at least have a spinoff merit.
Chinese people are not immune to techbro brainworms though, just look how popular Melon and Tesla are in the PRC.
I believe the cpc has members on the board of Baidu, so this isn't about the people, this is about the state.