Driverless cars? No, the future belongs to the Riderless Bicycle

thallamabond, 16 days ago

This is way too heavy, but here’s an example of a self balancing two wheeled vehicle from 1967.

youtu.be/TTCVn4EByfI?si=pAV-BcF7FBTmYhbg

Jake_Farm, 17 days ago

If self driving tech was applied to motorcycles and it was proven to be significantly safer that way, only then would I consider riding one.

_haha_oh_wow_, 16 days ago

I’d consider it a lot more if all vehicles had effective autonomous driving (unfortunately, none of them do).

SteefLem, 17 days ago

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b705ca0f-269f-4aca-8da0-af44d14eed5c.jpeg

RobotToaster, 17 days ago

Kamen rider really was ahead of it’s time.

_haha_oh_wow_, 17 days ago

Jokes aside, it would be pretty cool if you could hit a button and your ebike would just show up.

themeatbridge, 17 days ago

Part of the problem with e-bikes and scooters is that they all end up at the same spots, or people just leave them places. If they had homing or auto-redistribution, it would be much more effective.

Usernameblankface, 17 days ago (edited 17 days ago)

A herd of empty bicycles glide in the direction of the stadium. Prediction programs have summoned them. Is the game over? No, the score is so far in one team’s favor that many spectators are about to leave.

themeatbridge, 17 days ago

Oh, are you from Philly, too?

natural_motions, 17 days ago

I want to be able to whistle for it like my steed in Red Dead and just have it come crashing out of some random bushes while my back is turned.