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78 points JumpCrisscross | 4 comments | | HN request time: 0s | source
1. TulliusCicero ◴[] No.43667353[source]
> These vehicles are expected to redefine how cities tackle traffic congestion and pollution

Counterpoint: no they're not.

These sorts of very large drones may well become more popular, but they're not gonna become widespread enough to impact traffic congestion. The realistic target is becoming a moderately more popular version of helicopters for the sufficiently affluent.

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2. whazor ◴[] No.43667677[source]
Imagine the perfect city, with lots of green parks, great restaurants with outdoor seating, shops, do you think it should have noisy drones in it? Or a thousand drones?
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3. tmtvl ◴[] No.43672650[source]
I'd imagine rail and bicycles to be more practical.
4. dzhiurgis ◴[] No.43679230[source]
That's what cities are literally are for. Go rural if you are a decel.