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Are there cycling/pedestrian advocacy groups that are against self-driving cars? I'm sure there's some concern about the early stages, but these groups are so
by Obi_Juan_Kenobi 10y ago
Are there cycling/pedestrian advocacy groups that are against self-driving cars? I'm sure there's some concern about the early stages, but these groups are so acutely aware of the deficiencies of human driving that I find a lot of enthusiasm for automation.
A driving infrastructure that's advanced as far as signal-less intersections is one that will almost certainly have dedicated space for human-powered transport. Automated driving, as a whole, appears to be far more compatible with peds and cyclists. As far as whether resources will be allocated to build the ped/cyclist friendly infrastructure, just ask any realtor what a 'walkable' neighborhood does to property values.
- Tiktaalik 10y agoThe concern I have read from urban planners is more that autonomous cars are simply an improved variation of a car, and they won't actually fix many of the core problems that cars have created in cities. Autonomous cars absolutely have the potential to be much safer than human driven cars, but their innovations don't change many other aspects of car oriented transportation. It remains questionable then whether our cities will be all that different if the cars on the road are autonomously driven or not. In this sort of discussion I feel it must be added that it's fully possible to build walkable, bike friendly, cities right now with current technology. We just choose not to do so. We don't need new technologies to achieve this.