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If all cars were autonomous you could change how roads are built. They could become more like sewer pipes, sunk at least partly into the ground. Car designs wou
by nealabq 9y ago
If all cars were autonomous you could change how roads are built. They could become more like sewer pipes, sunk at least partly into the ground. Car designs would change and become more cylindrical and without windows. The car interior would be covered with displays. Travel videos will become a thing.
You can see why you might want to start practicing with boring machines and hyperloops. These things aren't just for Mars.
- rwmj 9y agoHow would you drain these pipe/roads? Most current roads have a positive camber to aid drainage.
- louwhopley 9y agoYou could do the same in a pipe. I'm sure this problem has already been solved, given the thousands of road miles in tunnels that already exist. :)
- gaius 9y agogiven the thousands of road miles in tunnels that already exist The Big Dig in Boston cost what, $20Bn? For less than 4 miles of road tunnel? The maths just doesn't work. What does average road cost per mile?
- shiftpgdn 9y agoMuch of Houston's freeways are built far below grade and surface roads slightly below grade. It allows the roadway to function as drainage during heavy rains.