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Waymo in Singapore

124 points · 160 comments · ramanan

  1. rottencupcakes · · focus · HN ↗
    Singapore has the potential to be the first country to eliminate the private ownership of vehicles.
    1. evbogue · · focus · HN ↗
      Singapore would do better banning cars altogether.
      1. eru · · focus · HN ↗
        We already do something like that: we allow around 1 million cars on the island (with around 6 million people living here). We auction off the rights to operate one of these 1 million cars for ten years at a time (you still need to buy your own car, of course).

        Your proposal would be equivalent to dropping that number from 1 million to 0 million.

        I think a reduction in the total number of cars is worth debating, but I don't think 0 is the optimal number.

        Though I do wish Singapore would take inspiration from Japan, and eliminate street parking; and in general have the government exit the car storage business.

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