Helsinki wants to create a mobility on demand system by 2025 which in theory would be so good nobody would need a car. Public transport would become so cheap and available that it will make the car pointless. They are designing an app for the smartphone. Most young people in Finland prefer public transport to get around and the car is not looked upon as that important. Remains to be seen if this will work, but that's the idea they are working on at the moment.
Presumably they'll have to be fitted with sensors so that they don't crash into stray pedestrians, but if they do what's to stop some idiots from deliberately walking in front of the traffic? I can imagine certain feckless teenager types that will think they are so cool that they can make the traffic stop.
Presumably they'll have to be fitted with sensors so that they don't crash into stray pedestrians, but if they do what's to stop some idiots from deliberately walking in front of the traffic? I can imagine certain feckless teenager types that will think they are so cool that they can make the traffic stop.
People do that in Woolwich now... Sitting on the bus by the station waiting to move but you cant because people just wander into the road.
Helsinki wants to create a mobility on demand system by 2025 which in theory would be so good nobody would need a car. Public transport would become so cheap and available that it will make the car pointless. They are designing an app for the smartphone. Most young people in Finland prefer public transport to get around and the car is not looked upon as that important. Remains to be seen if this will work, but that's the idea they are working on at the moment.
Which is great until you want to shift a wardrobe...
Helsinki wants to create a mobility on demand system by 2025 which in theory would be so good nobody would need a car. Public transport would become so cheap and available that it will make the car pointless. They are designing an app for the smartphone. Most young people in Finland prefer public transport to get around and the car is not looked upon as that important. Remains to be seen if this will work, but that's the idea they are working on at the moment.
Which is great until you want to shift a wardrobe...
I know a guy who can do that for you, for 40 quid.
Helsinki wants to create a mobility on demand system by 2025 which in theory would be so good nobody would need a car. Public transport would become so cheap and available that it will make the car pointless. They are designing an app for the smartphone. Most young people in Finland prefer public transport to get around and the car is not looked upon as that important. Remains to be seen if this will work, but that's the idea they are working on at the moment.
Which is great until you want to shift a wardrobe...
I know a guy who can do that for you, for 40 quid.
Thinking about it, if your driverless car knocks a pedestrian over, who's fault is it? Your's, Google's or the pedestrian? If you crash into a "driven" car, how do you determine fault? If 2 driverless cars crash, which one is at fault? It's a legal minefield - solicitors must be rubbing their hands with glee.
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If you owned one of these cars, how are you meant to get anywhere if you're not allowed inside it?
Public transport would become so cheap and available that it will make the car pointless. They are designing an app for the smartphone.
Most young people in Finland prefer public transport to get around and the car is not looked upon as that important.
Remains to be seen if this will work, but that's the idea they are working on at the moment.
...for 3 designated cities, for a trial period.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28551069