On Monday, August 11, 2014 7:34:35 AM UTC-10, Mayo wrote:
> On 8/11/2014 11:29 AM, dsi1 wrote:
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> > On 8/11/2014 5:50 AM, Mayo wrote:
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> >> The resistance will be strong - I avoid adaptive cruise control because
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> >> it feels wrong top let the slower car on the freeway set my speed.
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> > Resistance is futile. Who the heck wanted air bags and front wheel
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> > drive? Nobody.
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> Point taken.
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> In fact it may be that urban congestion is the fulcrum this balances
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> upon, and we know that's not getting any better.

My guess is that self-driving cars will solve the problems with congestion by coordinating traffic flow. How much would the capacity of our roads be increased if we all knew what every other driver was doing and we didn't have to rely on human reflexes? My guess is two times. The cars will also be electric. In twenty years, automotive technology will have changed as much as our personal communications have.