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Amsterdam testing system that can remotely slow e-bikes down
  • This actually sounds like a good proposal. Also, I disagree with the quoted comment. A system solution is miles better than regulation for the simple fact that people WILL break rules, no matter how you teach them not to.

  • Free online screening of “Israelism” in Australia
  • Have you read the “About the film” section at the bottom?

    When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns.

    Here’s the list of the filmmakers. Notice that there is a Palestinian-American in it.

    You might have misunderstood who created the film and what it is about.

  • Free online screening of “Israelism” in Australia

    kinema.com Israelism

    Get tickets for the virtual screening of Israelism

    Israelism

    From the event page:

    Join us for the long anticipated screening of the film in Australia. If you reserve a ticket, we encourage you to host a screening party at home for your friends and family.

    Following the film there will be a panel discussion where we'll debrief the film and reflect on education in Jewish schools and youth movements in Australia. We will interrogate how this informs the Jewish community's views on Israel and zionism.

    About the film

    When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. They join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel, revealing a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.

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    Autonomous murderbot incinerated by SF Chinese New Year street partiers
  • I agree with what you said about price fixing and competition. But why do you think multiple robotaxi companies will survive in the (long) future? We know that’s not what happened with Uber/Airbnb that killed their competitors with predatory pricing. How do you know this time it would be different?

    Thanks for the detailed cost breakdown. You seem to have thought about this deeply. But I don’t see labour cost (e.g., engineers) in the breakdown. Why did you not include it?

    I agree that the battery cost (and thus operating cost) would go down, but again I’m not convinced it would mean lower fare because that’s not what usually happens. I also agree these companies know how much money will be made on self-driving systems, which is exactly why I think they would aim for a monopoly, and the one surviving would charge passengers as high as it can.

    In you and your wife’s case, is using a normal taxi 5-6 times not cheaper than the second vehicle cost?

    Anyway, from what you wrote, it seems the biggest issue here is cost/fare. In that case, public transit, which we already have and benefits all people (including both the elderly and people with disabilities), would be a better solution than any taxi.

  • Autonomous murderbot incinerated by SF Chinese New Year street partiers
  • If the operating cost is as low as you said, why do you think these robotaxi companies wouldn’t eventually charge similar fare to normal taxis given that (1) the market can bear such fare now and (2) the reduced operating cost would give them higher profit margins?

    Frankly, I’m not convinced yet that the operating cost is that much lower. Covering more areas and operating almost 24 hours a day sound like more fleet and more frequent maintenance to me. Wouldn’t these increase the operating cost, and thus, fare? Not to mention paying the engineers to maintain the software/AI system. I assume engineers are much more expensive than drivers.

  • Autonomous murderbot incinerated by SF Chinese New Year street partiers
  • Many people literally die each year because of car-centric infrastructure, and you’re basically telling us to calm down? No fucking way.

    Before cars, there used to be a massive amount of infrastructure for trains and streetcars, not to mention walkable neighbourhood, but they all get demolished for cars. So yes, we do operate like that.

    And did I mention that car-centricity kills people each year? So yes, eliminate all cars if we have to. But honestly, I don’t think anyone wants to eliminate all cars, just those we don’t need (which is most of them).

  • What modes of transport do you really like?
  • I’ve been enjoying cycling as transportation lately, so right now my top choice is a bike. It’s just so much fun! The ability to dismount and instantly be a pedestrian, and to bring it inside trains makes bicycles very versatile.

  • What spider is this?

    Hi, I found this guy on my bike mirror this morning. What kind of spider is this? Is it dangerous? How can I remove it safely? What should I do to prevent it from coming again?

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    Bike insurance and registry

    Hi, I’m purchasing a $2K ebike, and was wondering if you all here have any recommendations on bike insurance and registry. I found Bike Insure for the former and Property Vault for the latter. What do you think of these two? Any help would be much appreciated!!

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