Wednesday, January 04, 2023

so, city public transportation busses... not likely to get a high tech upgrade... only poor people use them, rich people don't, and city govts aren't going to pay for expensive high tech autonomous replacements.

BUT, airports, resorts, private islands, university campuses, and world class events? Yep, they might buy some

I don't buy into the utopia society futurama bullshit. But open mind with a different view, said Metallica, and I can actually see where the wealthy and elite will certainly buy, or fund, 15 passenger vans.

Airport shuttles to the 4 star resort on Lana'i, Maui, select national parks, the White House to the Pentagon, Martha's Vineyard? Yup. I can see that happening

And I can certainly see where Tesla, and others will want to sell autonomous rideshare vehicles to the wealthy for their exclusive enjoyment. 

So, Holon hired Pinanfarina to design the latest in toaster look alike vans, and good luck telling it apart from the new VW, or the other new Kei van, or whatever. BUT, it's wheelchair focused. So, it's got two points in it's favor, impeccable design (no matter how ubiquitous among prototype "future" vans) and ahead of the public demand for wheelchair access transit, as rare as that is... it's getting a lot more common among the retired and overweight. 

https://www.carscoops.com/2023/01/holon-reveals-its-pininfarina-designed-autonomous-people-mover-at-ces/

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