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Honest question: what if those self-driving cars have multiple people in them? With 4 people you quadruple the throughput, and this seems technically achievable

Honest question: what if those self-driving cars have multiple people in them? With 4 people you quadruple the throughput, and this seems technically achievable with technology. Minivans and the like go further. I certainly haven't run the numbers vs rail but in most regions it seems like 4x ing the highways would meet current needs comfortably.

cimmanom 8y ago
At which point why not just use buses and... trains?
- hnal943 8y ago
  Busses and trains aren't available in my driveway when I want them.
  - cimmanom 8y ago
    But an autonomous vehicle with 3 strangers is?
    - hnal943 8y ago
      Presumably I could order up an AV and it could drive to my house when I needed it. Why would there need to be strangers?
mikestew 8y ago
what if those self-driving cars have multiple people in them? You mean, say, sixty or seventy people, maybe? Let's think big! I wonder what such a vehicle might look like...