When I travel outside of major cities now, I find myself imagining how self-driving cars would fit into the landscape, if at all. I spent a few days last week in a series of thinly-populated Scottish islands that collectively boasted one ATM, three taxis, and almost no cellular service. In a hypothetical future scenario where self-driving cars have achieved a level of global adoption on par with credit cards or mobile phones, what would be happening in these remote places? Would there be five or six cars that busily moved everyone around each island, or would the low costs of operating the vehicles result in a more exuberant
#61: Perpetual Loitering Machines
#61: Perpetual Loitering Machines
#61: Perpetual Loitering Machines
When I travel outside of major cities now, I find myself imagining how self-driving cars would fit into the landscape, if at all. I spent a few days last week in a series of thinly-populated Scottish islands that collectively boasted one ATM, three taxis, and almost no cellular service. In a hypothetical future scenario where self-driving cars have achieved a level of global adoption on par with credit cards or mobile phones, what would be happening in these remote places? Would there be five or six cars that busily moved everyone around each island, or would the low costs of operating the vehicles result in a more exuberant