Self-driving cars projected to reduce injuries by 90%, save $450B annually

Re:Self-driving cars projected to reduce injuries by 90%, sa... by seanmcdirmid on Friday October 25, 2013 @12:18AM (#6609728)

Also, think of the impact in congested and developing countries: in Beijing, there is nowhere else to build roads, yet the number of cars keeps increasing. Going all self-driving in the entire city would increase road bandwidth substantially. Not to mention the problem of people flaunting traffic rules and etiquette and causing backups as a result.

This is going to be much bigger for the rest of the world than in the roads-a-plenty USA.

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Re:Self-driving cars projected to reduce injuries by 90%, sa... by jrs99 on Friday October 25, 2013 @12:55AM (#6609840)

taxis won't need drivers to go back, so you could probably take a taxi from manhattan to like the middle of connecticut, which would be awesome.

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Re:Self-driving cars projected to reduce injuries by 90%, sa... by seanmcdirmid on Friday October 25, 2013 @01:20AM (#6609901)

Also, you could take a train and a self drive taxi would efficiently handle getting you to and from the train station. This is a huge enabler for public transit that can focus on more efficient high capacity routes.

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