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After Uber Destroyed Taxi Cabs, Drivers Now Face the Existential Threat of Self-Driving Cars: "It feels like every time I adjust to a new reality, another tech comes along & threatens my livelihood." (futurism.com)
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[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 51 minutes ago (1 children)

In this case, the advantage is that autonomous vehicles have the real possibility to be significantly safer than human drivers (with some obvious exceptions - looking at you, Tesla).

[โ€“] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 points 41 minutes ago* (last edited 27 minutes ago)

I remember watching a video showing how increased reaction speed can virtually eliminate traffic jams (I believe it was this one?). It'd require nearly all vehicles to be automated, but someday city traffic might flow smoothly even during the busiest of rush hours.