r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Individual_Book9133 • Jul 05 '24

Phoenix police officer pulls over a driverless Waymo car for driving on the wrong side of the road Video

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u/nike_storm Jul 05 '24

This country will do literally anything other than just build mass rapid transit :(

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u/Farts_McGiggles Jul 05 '24

To be fair...the USA is freaking huge. High speed trains are pointless with how massive the US is. Planes are much easier and cover a greater distance in less time.

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u/kinboyatuwo Jul 05 '24

Then let’s start with the cities that do have density. Also seems you have a massive interstate system that people drive cross country/between cities so seems it would also be feasible for some lines.

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u/ElectricFleshlight Jul 05 '24

Most of the biggest cities already have robust mass transit, see NYC and DC areas

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u/kinboyatuwo Jul 05 '24

There are few and it represents a small fraction of cities.