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Everyone's talking about self-driving cars, but I read a study from the University of Michigan that changed my mind.
The study found that in a fully automated future, traffic might actually get worse because people would send empty cars on errands. They estimated a potential 11% increase in vehicle miles traveled. I always figured automation would solve congestion, but this detail made me reconsider the whole premise. Has anyone else seen research that challenges the usual predictions about future transport?
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owens.anthony12d ago
Yeah, @sean854 has a point, my car already does that ghost ride thing too.
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