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I think most people who look at self-driving tech focus on aggregate numbers too much. Cars might be idle 95% of the time, but our lives are in sync in such a w
by Eridrus 9y ago
I think most people who look at self-driving tech focus on aggregate numbers too much. Cars might be idle 95% of the time, but our lives are in sync in such a way that peak demand is significantly higher than the 5% utilisation number suggests.
People focus on the cost of the car without a driver, but forget that roads are not infinite and as demand for driverless cars increases, congestion will only get worse.
I don't think we're going to get to a future where everyone works remotely any time soon, but I do feel like self-driving cars will favor cities that look more like LA than NYC.
- AstralStorm 9y agoWell, there are some efficiencies in routing and spacing to be mined with centrally controlled cars. Not as many as with real public transport though.
- Buttes10 9y agoCentrally controlled, eh? Can't wait to see the first fleet attack that disables (or worse) tens of thousands of cars on the road.