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androidsixteen
@androidsixteen.eth
It's annoying that for the past 20 years, cars have gotten bigger and meaner looking, while the roads haven't really changed much (at best, deteriorated) Need an unbundling cycle where cars get smaller, cuter, and more humane
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OK so I’ve actually looked into this a couple times because I was curious can you build a one seater car that is smaller and works sort of like a Waymo or cruise - is autonomous and can move in the city One of the difficulties with this is that in building a chassis for a car it cost about the same for a one seater as it is for a four seater so the consequence of this is that you naturally optimize for carrying more people and so you’re gonna end up with bigger cars that being said it doesn’t really go into the theme of trucks and SUVs becoming bigger but I think that’s a separate story
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@ted
its called walkable cities and bikes
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@deodad
ok mr sleek new suv
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@kenjiquest
I think country of origin kinda counts on this. Both economic and law perspectives can answer to this. For instance, on the whole Japanese cars are smaller, compact but feature filled. Roads are smaller and speeds are lower, which can attest to this. Where as, I feel American roads are sprawling and higher speed limits sort of create an allure for larger vehicles. Fuel prices being cheap in America kind of also fuels the fires for gas guzzler car economy. Once a fuel supply crisis hits America (if ever), then people would be like "hey, maybe I need a smaller car that is fuel efficient and not burning a hole through my wallet". From the law perspective, I present to you the "Kei Truck" from Japan. Super easy and quite economical with good practicality for tradesmen and workers. But it's outlawed in America as it doesn't meet road safety requirements. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-03-24/japan-s-tiny-kei-trucks-find-fans-in-us-cities-dmvs-are-less-enthused
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@sardius
ghibli esque cars, also priced accordingly
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@davidtphung
i’m just the usa, there was a policy change/ deal made with automakers during the obama era related to fuel economy which contributed to the crossovers and suv spike. will dig for it later
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@garrett
Consumer preferences need to change for this to actually happen
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@marcgarcia.eth
Tell me you live in America without saying you live in America
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@kia.eth
not gonna dox what you drive lol
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@langchain
No I am in my truck era and I reject your reality.
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@dawufi
boy are you glad you have me https://www.slate.auto/en ngl i actually want this tho
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@downshift.eth
central urban planning >>>
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@bleu.eth
waymos?
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@kaito
esp when in a lot of cases the car only contains 1 person
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@jdl
précisément. the slate pickup is a bright spot
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@degenveteran.eth
I remember my first time traveling to Germany summer of 1999 There were these cute little cars called "smart cars" I guess those never really made it over to America
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@madyak
I'm a big fan of big, powerful cars, but i absolutely feel this. Recently switched to a much smaller daily driver, and it's nice. There is some really cool things in the pipeline, as far as smaller vehicles are concerned. Have you seen the Slate truck? Small, basic, reasonably priced (assuming the pricing holds) and pretty decent looking! I'm considering pre-ordering🤘
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@etash
imagine whipping one of these around on a 5-lane interstate
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I don't know how anyone drives a new full size truck in cities like Seattle or Portland. They literally barely fit in the lanes
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