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		thrwyoilarticle on Oct 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Even after $100B, self-driving cars are going nowh... Earth size? When was the last time you drove in Madagascar? Most driven miles are the same commute in the same city 10 times a week.

Symbiote on Oct 16, 2022 | [–]

I wonder if you know what some of the roads in Madagascar are like, or just picked a country.

https://www.dangerousroads.org/africa/madagascar/3415-route-...

(A colleague is there now.)

panick21_ on Oct 16, 2022 | [–]

People in Madagascar would answer differently.

thrwyoilarticle on Oct 17, 2022 | [–]

People in Madagascar depend on 4x4 monsters. Yet manufacturers still sell RWD coupes. It's worthwhile without them as a target market.

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