Hmmm, for something that took so long to make, with such a visibly huge production value, I think the point is rather weak.
The video spends a lot of time on “but AVs cause accidents too”, without ever opening a single page of statistics, just some horrible articles for shock value. Those few examples are then followed by “drivers kill 40k a year”, which gives me entirely the wrong impression.
Then it veers off into plausible-sounding, but ultimate unsupported wild speculation, with only a single example about a town going carcentric getting ruined (I’d love a case study on that, it seemed far more interesting than most of the video).
For a channel that’s normally very good about showing examples and supporting data i can’t help but notice the stark contrast in this video. And that’s not a good look, especially since the case could be made without proclaiming cybernet to be the end of walking.
You want studies about a potential future? First I don’t think that’s reasonable and second those would be funded and poisoned by the car lobby. Massive industries have been capturing and derailing scientific research since asbestos and radium.
I totally agree with the author learning from history is our best approach.
Hmmm, for something that took so long to make, with such a visibly huge production value, I think the point is rather weak.
The video spends a lot of time on “but AVs cause accidents too”, without ever opening a single page of statistics, just some horrible articles for shock value. Those few examples are then followed by “drivers kill 40k a year”, which gives me entirely the wrong impression.
Then it veers off into plausible-sounding, but ultimate unsupported wild speculation, with only a single example about a town going carcentric getting ruined (I’d love a case study on that, it seemed far more interesting than most of the video).
For a channel that’s normally very good about showing examples and supporting data i can’t help but notice the stark contrast in this video. And that’s not a good look, especially since the case could be made without proclaiming cybernet to be the end of walking.
You want studies about a potential future? First I don’t think that’s reasonable and second those would be funded and poisoned by the car lobby. Massive industries have been capturing and derailing scientific research since asbestos and radium.
I totally agree with the author learning from history is our best approach.