The thing is - safety is relative. And meat-ware drivers are absolutely terrible. It is not a high bar to make a robot driver safer than a person.
So, exactly like people.
But then you need to wait 22 months to get the thing you want, which might be a problem if you need it right now.
People have software failures more than hardware failures. They drink, drug, have their mind on work, spousal disagreement, kids, are just generally stressed, get tired, lack sleep are in a hurry etc while driving. Robots won't have any of these issues.
When we're talking about home audio, there's no such thing as "need it now".
Are incapable of focussing properly on more than one task at once. Easily distracted by all sorts of stuff. Attention wanders. Reaction times are (by comparison) pathetic. Struggle to see at night, have "body spasm" events (cough, sneeze etc). Show off to thier mates. Vastly overestimate their capability to drive like racing drivers and so on... and on and on.
But then what timeline do you use? Because if you waited just a couple more years, you could get even more return on your investment.
Therein lies the problem: The more I appreciate the power of compounding interest, the harder it becomes for me to spend money.
Therein lies the problem: The more I appreciate the power of compounding interest, the harder it becomes for me to spend money.
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Not to mention, Elon Musk is an utter dick, and I wouldn't spend £0.50 on a bar of chocolate if the money was heading his way.
What's low mileage on a 20 year old vehicle? I don't believe they are too easy to find. The EV thing is not going the way government regulators would like. It started with Ford Mach-E's piling up on dealer lots. Last year Ford lost $4 billion on EV's. Lucid went broke abandoning its customer base. Battery factories are being canceled and across the auto industry EV production plans are being scaled back and replaced with non plug-in hybrids. One battery maker is switching from automotive to stationary power storage products. You mentioned a few of the problems. Lack of a public charging infrastructure is often cited. What happens when the regulations require that more EV's be sold than what consumers want to buy?
My 2003 has 60,000 miles and the vehicle was garaged when not in use.
I wouldn't say that "I've arrived" (yet!), but I've had some luck, made some good decisions, and made fewer and smaller stupid ones. I've also had some good role models, but you won't find them on social media showing off their latest toys.
Hybrids are a product of a regulatory regime. I haven't seen any studies on total cost of ownership as compared to ICE cars but consumers want them which is a completely different situation from EV's. Increases in electric rates are also due to data center consumption including crypto mining. Electric rates are also rising due to regulatory action. Highly subsidized wind and solar make building new dispatch-able fossil fuel generation unprofitable. When the sun goes down demand is at a peak which causes wholesale rates to spike.
I got a $30-40,000 quote for a mini-split system for the house. Instead I bought five Midia window ACs, also mini-splits, for $350 each at Costco. Last month, July, it cost $100 in electricity to cool the house to 74F (23C). For that price I get an app that monitors and controls each unit. When no one is visiting I can reduce cooling room by room. They are unbelievably quiet, comparable to a Bosch dishwasher.
