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I think the self-driving plus electric cars will indeed change the transportation model by reducing the public transportation appeal. As the result the demand f
by lsh123 9y ago
I think the self-driving plus electric cars will indeed change the transportation model by reducing the public transportation appeal. As the result the demand for more roads will only increase. Unfortunately, many politicians (as many generals) are fighting the previous war and building public transportation projects that will be abandoned even before completion (e.g. Brown's bullet train). Instead, we should be building more roads or may be more efficient roads (multilevel?) to acomodate the upcoming increase in traffic.
- TACIXAT 9y agoStudies have shown that increasing road capacity just causes more drivers to join the party to meet the supply. [1] Multilevel roads would be sick though. I'm hoping as vehicles become more autonomous they'll be able to move more efficiently, reducing congestion. A lot of slowdowns are artificial, people looking at an accident, a group driving slowly backing up a couple lanes. 1. https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/ https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/