Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere::The dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just that. Focusing on public transport would be much smarter, says transport writer Christian Wolmar

    • @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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      167 months ago

      Aerotaxis for the rich already exist: helicopters, Gulfstream, etc.

      Or a 747 with everything inside gold plated if you’re a Saudi Prince.

      • Ech
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        67 months ago

        Can’t land a helicopter at the club without a bunch of pansies whining about “public safety”, as if a few heads on the street is such a big deal.

        • @erwan@lemmy.ml
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          67 months ago

          Aerotaxis would still be aircrafts.

          I don’t know why people imagine that making an aircraft the shape of a car suddenly landing would be as simple as going to a parking lot.

          • Ech
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            37 months ago

            It’s just a joke, friend.

          • eric
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            17 months ago

            Air taxis are sometimes helicopters or quadcopters, and while they aren’t parking in parking lots for cars, but could still end up landing in what equates to a parking space. In New York City, they are already presenting plans to expand an air taxi hub on a pier in lower Manhattan to transport people and goods to and from the city, and it looks like a bunch of parking spaces with a logistics facility attached.