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Re:As the U.S. fantasizes, the rest of the world builds new ... by rdl on Saturday December 22, 2018 @06:42PM (#18743193)
In a restricted lane (dedicated to only self driving vehicles), we have had this capability for at least 15 years.
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Re:As the U.S. fantasizes, the rest of the world builds new ... by smelendez on Saturday December 22, 2018 @06:55PM (#18743274)
That might be fair but that's a chicken-egg problem.

We don't have any such lanes because only the self-driving car companies have dual mode vehicles.

Nobody's going to market vehicles designed to drive in lanes that don't exist. And building out the lanes and the infrastructure to enter and exit them, probably will boost congestion in the short term.

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Re:As the U.S. fantasizes, the rest of the world builds new ... by lifeformed on Saturday December 22, 2018 @06:48PM (#18743234)
I hope no one is working or sleeping in those lanes.
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