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I'd wager a driverless car can afford to go a little faster, given its reaction speed is likelier much, much faster than anything a human can put out. In fact,
by nathanlied 10y ago
I'd wager a driverless car can afford to go a little faster, given its reaction speed is likelier much, much faster than anything a human can put out.
In fact, a driverless car may be capable of estimating its own stopping distance given road conditions and other measurements, account for some margin of error, and then use that to calculate how fast it can go down a road, while still adhering to the posted speed limits.
- maxerickson 10y agoPassenger comfort is a bigger issue than the precise stopping distance.
- lallysingh 10y agoIf the human in the car isn't impatiently driving it, they'll probably be happier with a slower, safer, and more comfortable ride while they fiddle with their phone or do work on their laptop. Speed has no business, frankly, on residential drives. I don't think it even helps you get anywhere much faster -- it's more about venting schedule anxiety onto your gas pedal.
- Ntrails 10y agoPorsche shoots past at 30mph over speed limit. "He won't get there any faster" (Yes, he will. It's pretty simple to work out exactly how much faster actually)
- lallysingh 10y ago55 in a residenial zone? WTF?
- Ntrails 10y agoPorsche shoots past at 30mph over speed limit. "He won't get there any faster" (Yes, he will. It's pretty simple to work out exactly how much faster actually)
- bryanlarsen 10y agoIt's not just about reaction time; 30 km/h is the limit where you can collide with a pedestrian and be fairly assured that the pedestrian will live. Above that speed survival rates drop dramatically.