Self-Driving Cars Are Still Cars–Which Means They Won't Improve Your Commute

Re:Self-Driving Cars Are Still Cars–Which Means They Won't I... by chrisBob on Sunday June 01, 2014 @04:23PM (#7830493)

>Driverless cars will enable more productive use of the commute time.

This is the main reason I am interested. I love taking the train to work because I can pull out a book, or my iPad. The experience is 100 times better than the stress of traffic.

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Re:Self-Driving Cars Are Still Cars–Which Means They Won't I... by yitchelle on Sunday June 01, 2014 @04:35PM (#7830543)

So so true! Public transportation should be one of the infrastructure areas that the government need to support so that it is readily available and accessible, quick and frequent, clean and safe, and friendly to all family structures. Even if it is a loss making venture, the government needs to get behind it, just like the effort for the national defense program.

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Re:Self-Driving Cars Are Still Cars–Which Means They Won't I... by WalterBright on Sunday June 01, 2014 @04:55PM (#7830634)

I'd rather take mass transit than drive through traffic. But in Seattle, taking the bus will take twice as long as driving. Some sort of rail system would be vastly superior.

The tube system in London, for example, is so quick and convenient I can't see the point of having a car there.

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