Veröffentlicht: September 2025
Hier ein Leserbrief von Eamonn Gormley an The Economist der mir sehr gut gefällt.
Are robotaxis necessary?Charlemagne asked whether Europe faced a Sputnik moment by falling behind in the development and use of robotaxis (September 6th). Robotaxis are an elaborate solution to car dependence, a particular problem in North America. Poor urban planning in America requires car journeys to get through even basic daily activities. Europeans living in compact, walkable, mixed-use urban settlements don’t need R2-D2 to chauffeur them to the store or the office. They can walk, cycle, or take public transport because every destination has not been banished to the edge of town behind a no-man’s land of automotive infrastructure. The answer to Charlemagne’s loaded question is no. It is better to ask when America is going to realise how far behind it has fallen in building liveable cities where gadgetbahns are unnecessary.