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No matter how efficient the automated algorithm moves the cars around, the vehicles are still take spaces on the road, no? Given that streets spaces are more or
by devy 9y ago
No matter how efficient the automated algorithm moves the cars around, the vehicles are still take spaces on the road, no? Given that streets spaces are more or less fixed (expanding road lanes are usually very costly long term projects in megacities), there is always a cap for how many cars can be run on the road. Hence walking/cycling/public transits make much more sense than cars.
- bryondowd 9y agoThere is a cap, but the question is whether that cap is high enough to meet demand. If demand stays the same, and you increase the number of cars that can fit on a given road at once by decreasing the space between them, you've potentially reduced congestion. Walkers, cyclists, and public transits also take up space, and there is a theoretical cap to how many a city can support. It's just that the cap is well above any reasonable expectation of demand, because those are all very efficient in terms of space. So, it's not really a difference in class, just a difference in degree. Cars don't necessarily have to be as space efficient as walking, just space efficient enough.