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A comment on California to allow testing of self-driving cars without a driver present. Parent comment

Re:California to allow testing of self-driving cars without ... by Piskvorrr on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:05AM (#16473899)
...if there's ten of them. If there's 1000 of them, now the rush hour traffic is both ways. That is the expected scenario, not "I have my very special car like nobody else has."
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Re:California to allow testing of self-driving cars without ... by adrianmonk on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @04:22AM (#16481789)
The self-driving cars are not in a hurry to get to their parking space. The commuters don't want to be late for a meeting, but the self-driving cars don't care about being late for a parking space.
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Re:California to allow testing of self-driving cars without ... by Piskvorrr on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @06:49AM (#16482333)
Yes, and...? Doesn't change the fact that they're creating congestion (not only for themselves but also for other road users); plus the return trip can be expected to be "pick me up at $location at $time", which is again a scheduling problem.
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