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these cars are going to be like beta max. quantum entanglement will make everyone who wasted time on them feel like an idiot. careers will be ruined.

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Even if some technology is not successful in the end, it doesn't mean that there isn't value in it. This even is a good rule for most/all life experiences.

I'll bite, how does sending information vast distances instantly drive a car?

Quantum entanglement doesn't really send information.

"God doesn't play dice with traffic." - Einstein

we're information

What if quantum waveforming magic turns out to be prohibitely expensive energy-wise? It may be that teleportation will be used between Earth and Mars, but self-driving cars will still roam the planet surface.

earth and the rest of the inner solar system will be strip-mined for materials to build solar collectors and autonomous robots

Why would people want to build autonomous robots if they can quantum-entangle-apport anything anywhere?

But even if, replace "Mars" with "Neptune" and my point still stands. Also, autonomous cars are autonomous robots.

>Also, autonomous cars are autonomous robots

No, you wouldn't be able to reuse any of the technology built for cars. Didn't you hear? Careers will be ruined.

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