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Relatedly, cars also clog the roads looking for parking spaces. The SF Transit Agency says that accounts for 30% of traffic, although it's unclear how accurate
by Reedx 8y ago
Relatedly, cars also clog the roads looking for parking spaces.
The SF Transit Agency says that accounts for 30% of traffic, although it's unclear how accurate that number is[1], it's probably safe to say it contributes a good deal.
1. https://archives.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/san-francisco-transit-agency-says-drivers-seeking-parking-account-for-30-percent-of-traffic-but-data-questioned/Content?oid=2580026 https://archives.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/san-francisco-t...
- mc32 8y agoSure, but at some point people _have_ to park their cars to get to their final destination (do some business in a building, or whatever). Self driving cars by their nature can go on unattended on the roadways, after letting their person out, to avoid parking fees.
- mertd 8y agoWhat is preventing a company with a self-driving fleet purchasing a few parking lots or cutting deals with them? The cost of it would be a rounding error next to their investment in a self driving fleet.
- r_klancer 8y agoHonestly, I think they should be provided at the outskirts of the city or metro area, and riders should transition to some kind of transit or circulator vehicle to get to their final destination. Or to a bike or e-bike or some kind of urban-friendly light electric vehicle. With automated parking (for individually owned vehicles) and, you could just step out of your car and onto a waiting vehicle.
- rhizome 8y agoOn the other hand, I've seen both Uber and Lyft drivers blocking entire active lanes of traffic on busy streets to pick people up. Would that we had traffic-increase numbers for that.
- sokoloff 8y agoI live on a 4-lane parkway. Amazon logistics drivers park their vans in the right hand travel lane while they're delivering packages rather than go around the block to the side street. I can tell when I'm going to get a package from the honking of horns.