Los Angeles Councilmember Seeking to Turn LA into Autonomous Transit City by 2035
A Los Angeles councilmember hopes to turn the city into an “autonomous transit city” by 2035. The councilmember, David Ryu of the 4th Council District, spoke at length about the benefits of having a city that is heavily driverless.
“An autonomous transit city has the potential to revolutionize transportation for the better by bringing transportation equity, greatly reducing traffic, and achieving the Vision Zero goal of zero road deaths in the city,” said Ryu via a press release on his government website. “An autonomous transit city would eliminate the biggest drivers of traffic: vehicles circling looking for parking, vehicles blocking the intersection during rush hour, vehicles making last minute lane changes causing rapid stopping, vehicle accidents, and inefficient distances between cars on our roads.”
To accomplish his goals, Ryu would like to see autonomous driving companies bring their technology to Los Angeles. That technology includes driverless Ubers, which recently debuted in Pittsburgh last week.
“With Uber launching its first autonomous fleet last week in Pittsburgh, Google test driving cars in Palo Alto, and Tesla adding semi-autonomous functionality to its current road vehicles, we need these companies to focus on the largest market and the one that will benefit most: Los Angeles,” Ryu said.
