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Re:Google wants driverless cars, but do we? by dghughes on Monday December 19, 2016 @01:56PM (#13213922)
I think the point is if trains of several autonomous vehicles becomes common suddenly crash is worse than just one vehicle; more mass more energy.
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Re:Google wants driverless cars, but do we? by maxerickson on Monday December 19, 2016 @02:15PM (#13214118)
The sensible thing would be to build the train based on the performance characteristics of the vehicles. An algorithm will probably do a better job of this than human tailgaters presently do.
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