Posted by
Icarus on Thursday, December 25, 2008 3:46:53 PM
They are almost a cliche in any science fiction story. Europe, it seems, may be making them a reality. European Union social engineers are planning on putting taxi drivers out of work, beginning with London's Heathrow, then Rome and a driverless bus system in Castellon, Spain, with
driverless taxis in the former two locations and a driverless bus system in the latter.
This, of course, begs the question what will taxi drivers do? European nations cannot financially support the social welfare systems they have established, and the Euro social "planners" want to put even more people out of work. Genius.
Call me a Luddite, if you will, but when the State dictates how people will travel from place to place rather then the free market, then little that is good, I believe, can come of it.
On the other hand, driverless taxis remove
ignorant fascislamist engaging in soft jihad by refusing you a ride because you have a dog or are carrying a bottle of Stoli from the equation.