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> Problem is likely mathematically solvable only when such a hub drives the cars too. The great promise of self-driving cars of the future. Personally I am sup
by axelroze 5y ago
> Problem is likely mathematically solvable only when such a hub drives the cars too.
The great promise of self-driving cars of the future. Personally I am super stoked for these. All the comforts of a private vehicle with (almost) all the benefits of public transit.
I am not sure if we need central planning or the 'market' will solve the problem itself. I guess in a fully coherent world of cars some central hub with fair round robin uniform priorities would be best. In reality it is more likely that multiple competitors will arise (Tesla, Uber, Waymo) and we will not have central planning.
- necovek 5y agoOh, no disagreement there (though I do enjoy driving, and turning it into an optimization problem too :)). I was mostly debating the OP's claim of how to solve it mathematically. With smarter, self-driving cars, it's likely enough to solve the problem "locally", for a sufficiently large definition of "local" :) I am not convinced we'll get to self-driving cars that can navigate the real world obstacles anytime soon, though. Like barrels falling off a truck in front of me on the highway. Or a sideway collision that has almost blocked the road. Unless the self-driving tech is trained in Mario Kart, it will take a while :D