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If software drove all cars, driving cars would become much more efficient 1. cars will last longer, which would make car manufacturers unhappy 2. cars will be
by vijayr 14y ago
If software drove all cars, driving cars would become much more efficient
1. cars will last longer, which would make car manufacturers unhappy
2. cars will become more fuel efficient, which would make fuel industry unhappy
3. insurance rates will go down, which would make insurance industry unhappy
4. number of accidents would be less, cars would require lesser maintenance which would make mechanics unhappy
etc
But, more people (elderly, people with disabilities) would buy cars, so number of cars sold would go up. Also, it would open up whole lot of possibilities on the software side, construction industry etc (what if roads are designed for super efficient drivers, than humans?).
Overall, it would be awesome to watch this happen - kudos to Google for tackling this.
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- vijayr 14y agoI mean, we wouldn't see as much rash driving, there will be less accidents etc. which would increase the life of a car, which means lesser cars sold, and lesser profits for the auto industry
- eumenides1 14y ago5. Housing prices would go down in major cities in the short term? Less demand to be in a metro area? Living in the suburbs would be much more palatable because you could convert your "drive time" to "internet/reading time". Auto driving cars would be not be just a disruption (i hate that word) to the auto industry, it would be an earthquake that would have many aftershocks to the economy as a whole.
- rogerbinns 14y ago> ... because you could convert your "drive time" to "internet/reading time". Sadly some of us humans are now genetically dead ends. I'm one of those people who gets car sick unless I'm looking out the window, best in the front seat and with cool air blowing. Consequently I can't really read or Internet. (If I look at a paper map for about 60 seconds I'll be on the verge of puking.) So even if I wasn't driving I can't really use the time for anything else (can't sleep either).