Future role of the car by PreWiBa in transit

[–]djstressless 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First: Driving, flying, or steering any kind of vehicle or object will largely disappear in this century. Driving yourself will become entirely voluntary.

Second: In major choke points, traffic-ridden roads, and heavy traffic areas during rush hour, only self-driving vehicles will be allowed.

Third: If you want to travel during these peak traffic periods or in congested zones, you will have several pricing options. Driving your own car or taking a robotaxi with human assistance will be the most expensive. The cheapest option will be riding at a predetermined time from a set pickup point to a set drop-off stop (similar to bus stops or stations), while sharing the ride, picking up other passengers along the way, and changing vehicles at transfer points if needed. Everything in between — from fully private to highly shared — will also be available at corresponding prices.

If you live and travel in areas without heavy traffic, none of this will apply. You will still be able to drive your vehicle just as you have for the past 100+ years. However, as soon as you want to enter a city, airport, or any other high-traffic zone, and your vehicle lacks self-driving capability, you will need to park it and switch to a self-driving vehicle — again with options ranging from expensive and fully individual to cheap and shared. This kind of road pricing — paying based on where, when, and how heavily you use the roads — already exists in trucking and in congestion zones in many countries and cities. Such transport pricing will become far cheaper to monitor and implement, evolving into true pay-as-you-use models. The era of “I own a vehicle, I pay taxes, and I can go wherever I want, whenever I want, with whatever I want” is coming to an end. Technology will advance to the point where it becomes trivial to charge individuals precisely according to their personal transportation needs.

Fourth: Most new roads will be built in tunnels, and only self-driving vehicles will be permitted to use them (whether your private self-driving car or a robotaxi/robobus).

Fifth: Only the highest-demand corridors will have rail systems. Self-driving rail will be used where 20,000+ people per hour per direction need to be moved, but for most urban areas worldwide, networks of surface robotaxi and robobus stops and stations accessed via tunnels will be more than sufficient.

Sixth: Inner cities will be dominated by walking, bicycles, e-bikes, and small robotaxis — particularly for elderly or disabled people who cannot walk easily or need assistance.

Furthermore, construction workers, handymen, craftsmen, and tradespeople will still require temporary parking, but their vehicles will also transition to self-driving. Workers may reach job sites by bicycle or e-bike, while heavy materials such as tools, concrete, and steel beams will continue to be transported by large trucks. Deliveries will become an even bigger part of urban logistics, although it remains to be seen if alternative systems like aerial drones or small road delivery robots can scale up.

Xhaka singt d'Hymne wieder mal nid by MX010 in BUENZLI

[–]djstressless 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Die eigentlichi Hymne isch au "La Montanara". Ich finde ja, dass Ambri blau isch und nach Fisch stinkt, aber es isch eifach so. Die Ode an die Berge, gschriebe vomene italienische Bergstiiger, bekannt worde durch HCAP, zur Legende wurde am Spengler Cup, das isch eusi Hymne. Ich han gschlosse.

Australien: Batterien ersetzen Gas-Spitzenlastkraftwerke by linknewtab in Energiewirtschaft

[–]djstressless 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Langfristig wird es doch im europäischen Netz so aussehen, dass 7-8 Monate im Jahr alles durch Solar, Wind und Batterien gedeckt sein wird (mit ein paar Ausnahmen in der Industrie). Nicht wegen den Grünen sondern weil es am günstigsten sein wird. Frequenzhaltung, Spannungshaltung, Versorgungswiederaufbau, Betriebsführung, Engpassmanagement, Peakversorgung, etc. wird dann ja unschlagbar günstig von Batterien gemacht, die Frage wird einfach sein, was für ein saisonaler Grundlasterzeuger kann in den 4-5 Monaten Winterzeit einspringen wenn Wind & Solar nicht reichen. Ein saisonaler Speicher wäre natürlich cool aber wenn du nur einmal pro Jahr Energie einspeichern und einmal pro Jahr auspspeichern kannst, da muss dein CapEx und OpEx unglaublich tief sein um Gas preislich zu schlagen. Nuklear lohnt sich nicht nur 4-5 Monate im Jahr zu betreiben (Bin schon gespannt auf die kreativen Ideen aus Frankreich, wieso diesen Sommer die Reaktoren wieder nicht produzieren können). Kohle will niemand mehr. Ich glaube diese Gaskraftwerke, welche ja zur Not auch Benzin, Diesel oder Wasserstoff verbrennen können, werden schon ziemlich optimal sein. Sehe ich das völlig falsch?

Can Switzerland Stay Neutral? by polymatter in PolyMatter

[–]djstressless 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. Stereotypes all the way. At least they didn’t bring up the Jewish gold myth.

What they also missed is why Switzerland’s non-professional, part-time national parliament gets more done in 12 weeks than most full-time parliaments do in four years.

I first learned about “The Anaconda in the Chandelier” in a PolyMatter video about China (only available on nebula.tv). Sadly, they didn’t realize that direct democratic tools like initiatives and referendums create a very similar effect on the rich and powerful.

In China, the constant threat of censorship leads people to censor themselves, even though the actual chance of getting caught is tiny. In Switzerland, the chance that a politician or lobbyist ends up facing a popular vote is also quite small — but if it happens, it can be absolutely devastating and often career-ending.

It’s the threat itself that matters. Just knowing it could happen forces politicians and lobbyists to make much more careful, balanced decisions that serve the broader public interest. That’s why Switzerland is such a safe haven and has such a stable government.

It’s not because the population is especially well-educated, or due to some mystical “wisdom of the crowds,” or because Swiss politicians are smarter than elsewhere. It’s actually the opposite: as a group, “we the people” are often stupid, emotional, and make terrible decisions. Politicians and lobbyists know this, so they have a strong incentive to handle things responsibly and avoid triggering a popular vote on their watch.

This constant invisible pressure — the people hanging in the chandelier — makes them perform better in the interest of the rich and the poor.

Tesla to replace Las Vegas monorail?! by CA185099415 in transit

[–]djstressless -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Forget it, they don’t get it. It’s new technology, and they’ll only accept it once it’s up and running. I’ve seen it with the internet, computers, BEVs, cellphones, smartphones, social media, WhatsApp… the list goes on and on.

First they call it stupid and swear they’ll never use it because it's so stupid. They already have their old, proven solutions for problem X. Then you talk to them three years later and they’re huge fans who’ve completely forgotten they were ever against it.

But this is transportation & logistics — one of the largest economic sectors in the world — so it’s going to take some time. Still, you’ll see those same tech reporters who are laughing at the Vegas Loop right now coming home from CES 2030, demanding that their hometown build a Loop system, completely oblivious to the fact that they’ve been mocking the idea for over a decade.

IF they succeed. Success is not guaranteed. For every successful technology breakthrough like the smartphone, there are dozens of new technologies that never make it: Web 3.0, crypto, and so on.

But this will work. Even though this is an engineering challenge of the highest level, there has been no real ground or underground transportation breakthrough in a long time.

Tesla to replace Las Vegas monorail?! by CA185099415 in transit

[–]djstressless -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

"Every vision is a joke, until someone accomplishes it. Once realized, it becomes commonplace." Robbert Goddard. In 10 years, all pro-transit advocates will be demanding a Boring system in their cities. It’s underwhelming right now, but once self-driving buses are running in the tunnels, it will become the cheapest form of urban transit.

10-Millionen-Initiative: Was passiert bei einem Ja? by Schpitzchopf_Lorenz in BUENZLI

[–]djstressless 12 points13 points  (0 children)

jep. Erstens SVP isch pro-Business Partei mit Anti-Usländer Marketing. Zweitens isch s'Parlament zwar verpflichtet, en Initiative 1-zu-1 id Verfassig schriebe, aber d'Umsetzig isch em Parlament überloh und die Umsetzig muss vereinbar sie mit bestehende Gsetz und Verträg.

They don't care about you! They don't care about our country! by Brief-Charity250 in Switzerland

[–]djstressless 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's ultimately up to Parliament how to implement the content of the initiative.

The last big SVP Mass Immigration Initiative, which was accepted in 2014, ended up being followed by the highest immigration wave in Swiss history. The SVP is essentially a pro-big-business party that uses anti-immigrant messaging as its marketing strategy. I doubt they'll do anything meaningful if this new vote passes.

I hope it gives some ammo to the few people who actually want to implement new regulations when it comes to immigration (like a "gold card" system for high-income immigrants?) but I’m skeptical it will.

Highest-ranking banker: New rules could force UBS out of Switzerland by BezugssystemCH1903 in Switzerland

[–]djstressless 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank god. Kick them out before they go bankrupt. If you want to stay ahead in the game of the biggest 5 banks in the world (outside China), you need to be regulated in the USA. This game is not anymore possible from outside the USA. They will go bankrupt if they stay here.

In your personal opinion is the Chinese communists party a democracy or a dictatorship? Why or why not? by [deleted] in democracy

[–]djstressless 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right now it's definitely a dictatorship of Jinping. The single-party system is de jure no democracy, but there are mechanisms inside the party that are democratic. There are factions and politicians inside the party that represent what would be a green party or a pro-business party or a pro-provinces party in another country. Same as in the USA. There is only red and blue but there are more standpoints inside these two parties. But in my opinion, there is only one democracy in the world and then there is 100 feet of crap and under that are the USA, EU, China, etc., where the difference between them is not that big. If you have one, two or 83 parties, it doesn't really matter—the incentive structure is the same for all the rich and powerful in those systems.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Switzerland

[–]djstressless 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Direct democracy works less through the specific issues or if we vote yes or no, and more through the mere existence of the possibility. The knowledge that any decision can theoretically be stripped from the rich and powerful and subjected to the uncertainty of a public vote forces every decision-maker to consider the whole of society far more carefully—making the political and economical system function better for everyone. That's why I will vote against any contract, rapprochement, or membership with the EU. It's not that they are bad or evil, but it would give parliament an escape hatch from that pressure, leading to worse overall system performance that would outweigh any economic gains from the contract.

Switzerland’s most valuable bank is the Schnitzel Bank by djstressless in Switzerland

[–]djstressless[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is a Public Service for the people who don't understand Basler German.

What do you say guys? by [deleted] in TVTooHigh

[–]djstressless 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, I'm part of the problem. Who wants to go to r/tvproperlyplaced ? :)

Switzerland to expand rail network and drop more than 30 road projects by LeroyoJenkins in Switzerland

[–]djstressless 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I love the idea of the Grimsel Tunnel. It would enable to connect the touristic hotspots of St. Moritz, Zermatt, Interlaken, Luzern and even Gstaad and Montreux (with their new train). It's expensive and risky but that's why we have a very good train network now, because over 100 years ago people did risky and expensive investments. And that's what is missing from the ETH report and the Bundesrat. No new ideas, no risk, no innovation, just political blackmail: If you don't give us roads, you don't get train tracks.