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Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by woodandsteel on Sunday December 25, 2016 @07:18PM (#13256188)
>But things like commutes are harder to replace. You have everyone trying to drive all at the same time during high traffic.

Replacements for commuting with more people per vehicle include self-driving cars taking people to transit stations, as the article discusses, and computerized ride-sharing in self-driving cars or min-vans. In addition, my understanding is that self-driving cars can drive safely with considerably less spacing between cars, so a given road can carry many more people per hour.

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Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by wcummings on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @10:45AM (#13263742)
>my understanding is that self-driving cars can drive safely with considerably less spacing between cars

SDC's still need to maintain a safe stopping distance. The problem is really the opposite, human drivers drive too close, causing bunching, traffic jams, and collisions.

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