Interesting, I always thought it had to do with Android’s ungodly software stack which at some point involves, of all things, fucking java.

No it wouldn’t. Phones aren’t cheap.

A taxi would be, in principle, substantially more expensive.

And elderly people with zero support network are a separate problem, albeit a serious one. Also quite sad.

I’d expect it to be similar to setting up a phone for my grandma. Pre-load the addresses they’d usually get to, and have the car call someone in the family for help if anything goes out of the ordinary.

I don’t really see a problem with that side of things, tbh.

Frankly this is one of those things I kinda hope self-driving cars will help fix, given that we’ll just never have decent public transport.

Over 65? Here’s a test every year. Can’t drive to a high standard? Licence invalidated, go get yourself a car that drives itself, which at this point should be going for a comparable price.

I wish streaming companies would take notes from Spotify. It’s not too expensive, non-exclusive, acceptable quality even on higher end gear.

Doesn’t shove idiotic recommendations on my face, doesn’t bug me about my address, doesn’t randomly drop in quality because my neighbour is taking a piss. Looking at you, Netflix, you expensive useless piece of shit.

(I’m fact, Spotify’s recommendations are so good that I’m constantly finding new stuff I actually like.)