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Do you actually have any data to back up the 'net saving of power' part?
by mechagodzilla 4y ago
Do you actually have any data to back up the 'net saving of power' part?
- mindslight 4y agoIt's more palatable to be moving at only 65mph or even 55mph if you're a passenger and don't have to pay attention, as opposed to being an active driver going 75-80mph to finish the task as soon as possible. And I doubt self driving cars will be programmed to speed and then slow down when they spot a cop, where human drivers are generally overspec'd enough to do that.
- defrost 4y agoIf this is a serious question then you can look to eight years of autonomus vehicle records held by Rio Tinto in the mega scale mining sector (800 million tonne / annum moved) running dump trucks, trains, etc. Continous 24/7/365 operations show operational energy amd maintenance efficiences from supervised autonomous trucks over human operated trucks.
- grey-area 4y agoNo, but I think it’s quite obvious humans do not drive with efficiency in mind the vast majority of the time.