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Moving from screen to screen will become the sole purpose of our lives.

Could you explain what you're getting at? Taxis have been a part of modern cities for a long time, and they serve a purpose beyond moving humans "from screen to screen." This looks to me like an attempt to make a more modern, hopefully cheaper taxi.

I think gp is referring to the number of screens on the inside of the vehicle, and how basically everything we do now revolves around a touch screen.

Besides, I don't see how this will ever be cheaper than a 2010 prius being driven by some guy. The equipment in this machine will easily cost six figures, and the software will be a constant engineering expense, whereas the traditional taxi is just $50k for the vehicle, another $10-20k for the license (more in large cities), and then you just get a guy to drive it. Maybe economies of scale will drive the price down, but the guy driving the cab has never been the cost center.

If it works(i highly doubt we will see fsd in the next 100 years) it will run 24/7 with no cost associated with taxi drivers(i.e unreliability, health insurace etc). The tech will only get cheaper so it will innevitably be more cost efficient than a human.

Are you referring to fsd as frame shift drive from Elite Dangerous?

Probably it's "Full Self-Driving." The other kind of FSD is a bit further away, I'm guessing. :P

A step closer to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xToQ4cIHkk

What is the purpose of our lives currently?

I think it's to perform some economic activity so you can 1 pay taxes on it, and 2 buy shit. Did I miss anything?

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