Reposted by Dad on the bike
Private companies are pouring billions into automating the worst way to move around a city. Self-driving cars don't solve traffic, they just create autonomous traffic jams for profit. Proven solutions already exist. Walkability, bikes, and public transit. Done.
!["It reduces the real estate in that street," said Woods, who made $271,476 last year, according to city records. "When you have curb, eight feet of bike lane, three-foot bumper, nine-foot travel lane, parked cars, [drivers] can't pull over to the right, and we can't go around that traffic to go into oncoming traffic because they can't pull over to the right, either. So that's a big, big obstacle for us ... as well as laddering the building."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rdistsjuqdr5yakpv3ryfgws/bafkreibyjcnw3xgqostf5lktcwhr4nt7qk6eelowglserkwmtpk5mhyzmq)
