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Isn't that almost the equivalent of cars on a freeway acting in unison... but more efficient. Long established technology that takes up less space than big highways...

Getting to/from the train and one's exact destination can be an issue, especially if going from low/medium density to low/medium density locations, but there are a ton of commuters that just go into the downtown of a city every day. Public transit can often do that more efficiently.

I have an ee background, but I'm nervous about the effectiveness of autonomous vehicles networked together. Some bad connection in 1 car could cause as much or more disruption to the network as one human driver... there would need to be many redundancies. I think back to the Toyota "unintentional acceleration" incident, and in principle a computer could deal with that situation more reliably than the human who was behind the wheel did, but it also depends what goes wrong. It all sounds a little utopian to me.

The MIT article (link below in thread) addresses some of the issues with the trucks. I think for now, it's more of it can take some pressure off the driver, but it is true that this may become a driver for lower pay, longer hours, or whatnot. Truck automation is actually harder than with cars, but it is probably more valuable.

• What is your take on Autonomous Vehicles?, Noel, Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:01:20
  • Scania in the forefront, Kristjan , Wed, 7 Mar 2018 10:20:59
  • I don't understand, TML , Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:58:54
  • A boon for some, JerseySaab , Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:08:39
    • Re: My wife already has one, it's me. n/m, Tom G , Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:51:31
  • Exciting Yet Disruptive, DnstrDan , Mon, 19 Feb 2018 11:01:57
    • the train?, Snowmobile , Mon, 19 Feb 2018 19:15:12 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: What is your take on Autonomous Vehicles?, JimBlake , Mon, 19 Feb 2018 10:44:33
    • I'd risk it..., Cary, Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:39:56
  • Re: What is your take on Autonomous Vehicles?, Snowmobile , Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:20:141
    • Re: What is your take on Autonomous Vehicles?, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:56:53
      • Re: What is your take on Autonomous Vehicles?, Snowmobile , Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:56:03
        • Re: What is your take on Autonomous Vehicles?, Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:03:45
    • also, Snowmobile , Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:34:101
  • Not a fan or believer, but............., MI-Roger , Sun, 18 Feb 2018 05:01:211
    • baby checking, Notnoel , Mon, 5 Mar 2018 07:03:26
  • Re: What is your take on Autonomous Vehicles?, DickT , Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:45:43
    • Re: I don't think anytime soon, Tom G , Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:08:24

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