From the opinion piece:
Our research at MIT helped make the case for ride-sharing. We were wrong. We don’t want to make the same mistake with robotaxis …
What? How did anyone think that Uber could possibly help traffic?
I suspect that the “logic” behind the Uber will reduce traffic argument would give me a headache.
Uber whas supposed to make some guys rich, what are you all smoking?
One person in a 2 ton metal box will never fix traffic, it does not matter who or what is driving.
It’s two people when it comes to Uber though (for now).
But only one of them needs to get somewhere.
Well yeah, the solution to traffic is mass transit. Invest in rail and busses if you want to solve traffic, and then build density around stations. That way most of my traffic is between stations, and busses feed the rail system.
It’s not complicated. Uber and other ride share services are designed to replace taxis, not reduce traffic.
