Originally Posted by
Ferrous Bueller
If cars disappear it will be among a myriad of other changes. Where and how we live, work will be fundamentally different. The notion of some roboticized gravity defying super personal transport belongs to a 1950s perception of the future.
I grew up in the suburbs and have fond memories of green lawns and car based family outings. But they both will disappear. High density low footprint living is humankind's only chance for sustainability. Transport won't be romantic and sexy. It will be trains, buses and trams. How will people commute 50 miles to work each morning? They probably won't.
Maybe we won't have transport at all. Maybe we'll rarely leave our houses. Those autonomous cars will be robot trucks that bring us groceries and supplies from amazon.com. We will teleconference to work and use virtual reality for leisure and even vacations. Or a popular leisure activity might be riding your bike on the almost traffic-free streets.