After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using Waymo's service

Re:After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using ... by rootusrootus on Saturday December 08, 2018 @08:08PM (#18638587)

I tend to agree, I expect that as a practical matter autonomous cars will be conservatively driven, e.g. with large buffer zones, gentle acceleration, safety-above-all-else.

I think other drivers will adapt to this and start taking advantage. Think of what happens when you leave a legal following distance in front of you now, in traffic. Now imagine an autonomous car in the same situation. It would probably end up stopped.

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Re:After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using ... by unFou on Saturday December 08, 2018 @09:16PM (#18638826)

I'm not sure this is a bad thing. Often times, traffic jams are caused by not enough spacing, or unobservant drivers resulting in sudden breaking, and a knock-on effect. Would need to simulate to confirm, but I suspect that more vehicles giving enough stopping distance, and accelerating smoothly would improve traffic flow, even with the addition of more defector (defective?) drivers.

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Re:After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using ... by freeopinion on Saturday December 08, 2018 @09:15PM (#18638822)

Might as well imagine autonomous-only lanes while we're speculating.

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