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> try to imagine crossing the street in the above simulation Just start walking, the cars will steer around you! More seriously, there are already separate ex
by flatline 13y ago
> try to imagine crossing the street in the above simulation
Just start walking, the cars will steer around you! More seriously, there are already separate express and local routes for many major roads across the US, I don't think it has to be a radical departure from what is already there. Best part is, the way that self-driving cars are progressing to drive on regular roads, the infrastructure can grow more specialized for self-driving cars organically over time.
- jerf 13y agoI will be intrigued to see the psychology of how that plays out, once people are comfortable with self-driving cars. Are we going to appreciate being in an intersection in which a care is approaching our side at 40 mph? Are people going to just charge out into traffic and trust the cars to reroute, if that turns out to be possible? (It may not be for various reasons, but let's run with it.)
- yaeger 13y agoWhy would people have to run into traffic at all? I'd say the easiest way to have streets with self driving cars and without traffic lights would be to build pedestrian overpasses. Just a nice small bridge to cross the roads.