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<i> The US, for the most part, doesn't have these problems (lots of roads, parking, and fairly well behaved drivers)...self driving cars are seen as more of a c
by muddyrivers 10y ago
<i> The US, for the most part, doesn't have these problems (lots of roads, parking, and fairly well behaved drivers)...self driving cars are seen as more of a convenience than a necessity. </i>
The same problems exist in metropolitan areas in US as well, like Bay Area, NYC, Chicago, etc. although to a less degree than those in China. In Bay Area, people are so exhausted by long-commute driving. Check how jammed the traffic is in 101, 880, 580, 237, etc. Bart and CalTrain's coverages are pretty limited. With self driving cars, I bet plenty of people will quit driving by themselves for the commute. Imagine one can read, relax, read a book, or even work in the car, instead of sitting behind the wheel for 2 hours a day.
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoWell, in china I just take a taxi. It wasn't a problem for me. But even though I had the convenience, capacity is an issue. I just moved to LA from Beijing, and I'm so impressed how nice the traffic is and how convenient parking is.
- istorical 10y agoYou don't see 11 day, 75 mile long traffic jams in the US though. http://abcnews.go.com/International/chinas-traffic-jam-lasts-11-days-reaches-74/story?id=11550037 http://abcnews.go.com/International/chinas-traffic-jam-lasts...
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoTo be fair, that was mostly inter city truck drivers who didn't want to pay tolls while they were reconstructing the only non toll alternative.
- melling 10y agoYour point is that because we don't have 11 day traffic jams, means we should be content? We're being unreasonable to want to hours of our lives every week?