However there was one apparently missing possibility that irked Taylor: Driverless cars. “There are cities in the United States that are rethinking on mass transit because they are investing in driverless cars. “This [spatial plan] is planning for one philosophical version of the future.”O’Dwyer emphasised the spatial plan did not preclude any single mode of transportation, nor would it stop roads from being built. SUPPLIED I, Robot, directed by Alex Proyas, was another recent film in which driverless cars featured prominently. Another aspect of the spatial plan was the identification of areas that were wāhi toitū, or land with highly productive soils, surrounding Hamilton.

Source: Stuff July 29, 2020 04:52 UTC