Apple spent more than $10 billion working on the Apple Car over the last decade, according to a report from The New York Times that details the...

Apple Spent More Than $10 Billion on Apple Car Before Canceling Project::Apple spent more than $10 billion working on the Apple Car over the last decade, according to a report from The New York Times that details the…

  • 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Who wants to be the next one to try making “full self driving” cars and waste billions of dollars doing so instead of investing into public transport which would also make driving more safe and more enjoyable because fewer cars would be on the road?

    IMO self driving cars are the epitome of Silicon Valley techbro overly complex “solutions” which look awesome and sci-fi but could only ever solve part of the problem if they became a reality.

    • EasternLettuce@lemm.eeEnglish
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      9 months ago

      You realize that overhauling the entire public transportation system in the United States would take trillions of dollars. If you can capture even a percentage of that demand then 10 billion is a small price to pay