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A comment on Braess' paradox: adding a new road to a city can slow down traffic. Parent comment

Re:Braess' paradox: adding a new road to a city can slow dow... by benbou09 on Friday October 16, 2015 @02:49AM (#10397823)
If driverless cars always for go for the most favorable route for them, they might increase traffic a lot. Fortunately, it is also probably easier to force computers than people to follow socially optimal routes.
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Re:Braess' paradox: adding a new road to a city can slow dow... by eru on Friday October 16, 2015 @04:29AM (#10398117)
Especially if there's a way to redistribute the social gains.
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