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Re:Autonomous DeLorean drives sideways to move forward by aeternum on Sunday December 22, 2019 @02:06PM (#21858947)
It could be that Google Maps is saving everyone time by doing this. The Braess Paradox is really interesting, and this could be an attempt to prevent it: http://vcp.med.harvard.edu/braess-paradox.html
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Re:Autonomous DeLorean drives sideways to move forward by Ericson2314 on Sunday December 22, 2019 @04:30PM (#21859795)
I would imagine introducing cars to a road itself causes a braess paradox.
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Re:Autonomous DeLorean drives sideways to move forward by aeternum on Monday December 23, 2019 @09:01PM (#21869248)
Introducing cars does cause more traffic.

However the interesting thing about braess paradox is that even if you keep the number of cars constant, introducing a new road can make travel times worse.

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