China is taking the lead

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Méo

You know something similar that can be used as an autonomous non polluant vehicle that can bypass traffic?

Post a link.

Non pollutant?

The generation of electric power produces more pollution than any other single industry in the United States. According to 2000 figures, the U.S. electricity production industry is responsible for:
62.6% of U.S. sulfur dioxide emissions that contribute to acid rain.
21.1% of U.S. nitrous oxides emissions that contribute to urban smog.
40% of U.S. carbon emissions that contribute to global climate change.
Among the other major environmental issues linked to electricity are water impacts, generation of wastes and the disruption of land uses.

You can keep your wonder machine. I'll use the internet to bypass traffic and have it delivered.

I want clean efficent and enviromentally friendly Nuclear power!

[Méo]

Or polluant if you want... as long as one can travel and bypass traffic.

[ikalugin]

What I hear is the Japan and the Soviets though a Johnny come lately in 40 or so years made its mark by sending a man in space with their technology and Japan made its mark in electronics and quality.

Yet before they did that to prove themselves they were viewed (and still are - the biases regarding soviet equipment are still strong) as inferior.

What one sees is China following a simmilar trajectory.

I want clean efficent and enviromentally friendly Nuclear power!

Comrade, why don't you lobbey for 4th generation powerplants to be built in the USA or to close the fuel loop or to fix the industry?