Before Long "They" May Take Away Your Right To Drive
Before Long "They" May Take Away Your Right To Drive
With all the things that are going on would it surprise you that
before long the government may take away your right to drive. While this may
sound absurd, please bear with me. For years in my state, a question that is on
every driver's test is, Is driving a right or a privilege? Of course, the
answer is, it is a privilege. If you ask the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
in your state expect them to agree. Driving isn’t something just anyone can do.
Not legally anyway. It’s a privilege that’s earned by showing you have the
skills and knowledge to drive safely.
The point they want to make it clear is that
you know driving is a privilege and something they can take away from you. To
most Americans who have grown up with an automobile, the idea may sound foreign
or strange but within a few years, only a small percentage of us may be allowed
to own or operate a vehicle. I'm not predicting this will happen overnight but
it is something that is likely to unfold over three to seven years as big tech
slowly tightens the screw and asserts more control over our lives.
After
only a few months of living in a Covid-19 world, it has become clear those in
charge can change the rules in a blink of an eye. The idea
the world is moving in the direction of removing this so-called privilege
started to emerge just a few years ago. Now several trends are rapidly coming
together which makes this much more probable, a few are listed below.
* self-driving vehicle technology is
rapidly improving
* People are becoming more comfortable with the idea of car sharing
* Many people cannot afford an automobile
* Central banks are rapidly moving into social engineering and fighting climate
change
* Several companies have floated the idea of developing fleets of
robo-taxis
Just the other day Apple threw its hat into the ring when it
announced its intention to move forward with developing self-driving car
technology. According to Reuters, Apple is targeting
2024 to produce a passenger vehicle. Make no mistake, this has the potential to
derail Elon Musk's plan for Tesla to put out a million robotaxis. This places
Apple in the position of competing with others with major self-driving
projects, including Tesla and Google/Alphabet's Waymo project which stands for
a new way forward in mobility.
Adding to the validity that Apple is serious about moving in
this direction, Reuters also reported Apple's cars might include sensors and a
new "monocell designed battery" that has been developed internally at
Apple. Such a battery could be a much-needed breakthrough in battery
technology. The lack of better batteries is one of the biggest
problems currently facing the EV industry. A new battery design that could
"radically" reduce battery cost and increase a vehicle's range. A
better battery has been seen as the holy grail of the EV industry.
As to how "they" might remove your
driving privileges, the answer is, slowly at first then rapidly after they
reach a certain point. Simply by raising the cost of
owning and operating a vehicle they can dent the number of people desiring to
drive. This can be done by raising the price and requirements to get and
maintain a driver's license or hiking fees and excise taxes on various types of
vehicles. Making the claim this new technology is much safer we might see
insurance rates for individuals skyrocket compared to those paid for autonomous
vehicles.
They could also ban human-operated vehicles from entering
certain areas. Another way to choke off our desire to own and operate a vehicle
is to sever our ability to get fuel or parts by making them either more
expensive or impossible to get. One or all of these tools would substantially
reduce the desire to drive for many people. Remember this is about those in
power being able to assert their power over the masses. This can be tied to a
narrative that it is being done for the greater good and the claim it will
massively reduce climate change by cutting waste and making society more
efficient.
While some of you may have a difficult time imagining a world in
which you would be totally dependent on a self-driving vehicle to get around,
the writing is already on the wall. Even at the early stage of their
development, some carmakers are already suggesting or claiming that
self-driving vehicles will reduce accidents to nearly zero and save thousands
of lives each year. The problem is many people enjoy driving and the freedom
that comes with it. Some of us have absolutely no desire to own a self-driving
car.
In the
world I have described, only the rich and powerful would have a car and be
granted the privilege to drive them. For those
of you that doubt this could happen or be the goal of our new masters, I remind
you few people would have ever predicted many of the Orwellian tactics governments
across the world have used to squelch this pandemic that has killed far fewer
people than originally predicted.
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/long-they-may-take-away-your-right-drive
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