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I do wonder what would happen if they built a new double lane highway between two cities that is only usable by autonomous vehicles? How fast do we trust auton

• adventured 11y ago
  In a fairly straight line and in good weather? Very fast (compared to current US highways). 150 mph or more. The primary factor I can think of in terms of risk, are wild animals crossing and vehicle malfunction (eg tire rupture). Censors/radar, both in the vehicle and along the perimeter, should take care of the animal threat. On the mechanical side, well, the goal would be to get the rate of death down to perhaps airline-like numbers.
  • protomyth 11y ago
    A fence and over/under animal crossings would probably deal with the non-flying animals. Birds require a bit of intervention sometimes. I wonder if anyone has done a paper on how fast / how dense you can drive automated cars while maintaining a decent safety margin. Also, different makes of automated cars are going to be a pain in the butt for the system. I'm sure the Kia and Ferrari are going to want to go different speeds.
• gozur88 11y ago
  The real benefit isn't in increased speed. It's the decreased distance between cars.