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>> the only way autonomous cars can actually decrease congestion is if ALL the cars on the road are networked and there can be a computer somewhere doing birds
by seattle_native 10y ago
>> the only way autonomous cars can actually decrease congestion is if ALL the cars on the road are networked and there can be a computer somewhere doing birds-eye planning on the whole fleet. That scenario is many decades away if it happens at all.
Did you know the UW has a big transit lab and actually has the equipment the track cars around the city. Same with SPD.
That future is coming quikcly!
- erispoe 10y agoAutonomous cars are still nor nearly space efficient enough for dense urban environments. Autonomous cars will be great for suburbs and highways. Cities will still need mass transit.
- seattle_native 10y agoSure. Though I would hardly qualify Seattle as "dense". We are mostly single family housing