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An interesting idea that Mercedes showed in their self-driving prototypes (which only ran on a hardcoded loop for that test) was having all seats face the middl
by kuschku 9y ago
An interesting idea that Mercedes showed in their self-driving prototypes (which only ran on a hardcoded loop for that test) was having all seats face the middle, so the passengers could look at one another.
That's a lot more comfortable, and already common for the rear two rows in larger cars.
- IntronExon 9y agoIt sounds fun, but I know at least two people who would be violently carsick in that situation.
- munificent 9y agoMost trains I've ridden on have seats like this and it seems to work out OK. If you're one of the people who gets motion sickness if not facing forward, just grab one of the forward-facing seats.
- icebraining 9y agoTrains generally make much wider curves, so the effect is minimized.