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Self driving cars solve the last mile problem. You get off a train close to your destination and a cheap self driving taxi finishes the journey. And you could

Self driving cars solve the last mile problem. You get off a train close to your destination and a cheap self driving taxi finishes the journey. And you could replace the train with a self driving bus. It can carry multiple people efficiently for the majority of their journey. And unlike current buses or trains, it can automatically adapt it's route based on where the occupants want to go. The buses can cooperate with the taxis to bring people to and from convenient pick up points. The main problem with gridlock is that there is no limit to the number of vehicles on the road. There needs to be an economic advantage to things like buses that transport multiple people. A high tax on using the road in the city might work, if it could be enforced.

tyingq 10y ago
London has a daily fee of £11.50 to drive in their congested area. No idea how much it helps.
Nadya 10y ago
Turn major streets into payroads that are free for self-driving vehicles. It becomes a small tax on drivers and will convince them to use self-driving vehicles to save money. Work with companies so that self-driving buses arrive more frequently but only follow specific routes - while self-driving cars arrive less frequently but can take you to anywhere you need to go. People who are more time-pressed will take the bus. This would require cooperation between competing businesses and the cities' government though. Or a government-allowed monopoly / made into a public utility. The benefits would be: 1) Compounds traffic on minor roads, encouraging people to fund the city via payroad taxes or begin using self-driving vehicles to get away from the traffic, which is now worse, for "human drivers". 2) Gets human drivers away from self-driving vehicles on major roads, which should reduce accidents. Less accidents means less traffic and more throughput. Note: I don't think this would be realistically implementable. The regulations alone would be a nightmare to try and get passed.

tyingq 10y ago

London has a daily fee of £11.50 to drive in their congested area. No idea how much it helps.

Nadya 10y ago

Turn major streets into payroads that are free for self-driving vehicles. It becomes a small tax on drivers and will convince them to use self-driving vehicles to save money. Work with companies so that self-driving buses arrive more frequently but only follow specific routes - while self-driving cars arrive less frequently but can take you to anywhere you need to go. People who are more time-pressed will take the bus. This would require cooperation between competing businesses and the cities' government though. Or a government-allowed monopoly / made into a public utility. The benefits would be: 1) Compounds traffic on minor roads, encouraging people to fund the city via payroad taxes or begin using self-driving vehicles to get away from the traffic, which is now worse, for "human drivers". 2) Gets human drivers away from self-driving vehicles on major roads, which should reduce accidents. Less accidents means less traffic and more throughput. Note: I don't think this would be realistically implementable. The regulations alone would be a nightmare to try and get passed.