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Driverless cars solve this problem pretty soon The end result is going to be about ~80% fewer cars in existence.
by elchief 10y ago
Driverless cars solve this problem pretty soon
The end result is going to be about ~80% fewer cars in existence.
- bduerst 10y agoWhy? Drivers or not, cars still need roads to reach locations.
- largote 10y agoBut you can have streets which are far narrower as driverless cars can coordinate on how to make it work well.
- startling 10y agoPresumably, fewer cars means less road repair necessary.
- sokoloff 10y agoI'd assume it was miles, not cars, that would govern. 1 car driven 20 miles causes as much wear as 2 cars driven 10 miles each. Driverless cars may increase total miles driven, by making driving more convenient and shared cars (which many driverless cars would become) increase miles by adding "deadhead" miles to reposition between dropoff X-1 and pickup X.
- elchief 10y agoYa, but they don't need a lane everywhere to park if there's 80% fewer of them