I work in nuclear power. The biggest problem in nuclear power is cost and schedule control. And 90% of the problem is a complete lack of understanding of the time it takes to do the R&D to make something new and prove it works.

By the way, this is just a stock photo, but it is about normal seeming for passengers lining up for a flight.

Yeah.. AMTRACK trains. Have you looked at the prices and schedule on those things? Have you seen the on-time performance statistics? Have you seen videos of how they are inside?

Wait, are we traveling to the Middle East?

Kids change the equation. I felt like a Pack Mule when I had kids along.

If I was in a perfect world....

I fail to see a problem with the cars logic.

I think Volvo has been testing ICE AV trucks for a while too.

Yep. There is no “nice way” to do a layoff.

Looks like two really nice Luxury RVs parked on top of each other. If you price out RVs with that sort of interior layout, you will see it could be called a bargain.

Product development takes time. Especially when there is an industry wide standard being developed, because you have to make sure the product works with ALL possible variations.

NOT MY PHOTO, just an image search.

When I was a kid, I remember going to a car museum/restaurant with my parents regularly. I was obsessed with a Packard there that had a custom body (like all of them) that included a bathroom in the back for whatever rich dude ordered it. If you lifted the cushion to get to the potty, it was just a hole through down…

Robotaxis, although cool, won’t be how AV tech gets into the world.

I would want FSD and robotaxis... if they work right.

The issue was two fold:

My experience with seagulls is that a Flock of Seagulls isn’t around for long.

Back then, nobody could stop short. I found that the 70 Corvette had 147 ft stopping distance from the same test (on the narrower tires that came with the base model).  I expect a LOT of cars back then had similar braking distances.  The fact the car could stop and not idle off with faded brakes was considered a win.

I think I won’t get in trouble from this long ago...