No way they would be more efficient than subways or trains. Unless the cars can

Sep 1, 2015
1:06:32pm

Bruton Guster

hold 400 people and run on low friction tracks and powered by electricity not stored in batteries. Streets have so many choke points - intersections, streets, speed limits - so many things to slow and prevent optimal flow of people.

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Bruton Guster

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I read an article the other day that said the whole auto industry is about to

IndependentGeorge

9/1/15 12:01pm

If it happens it will be quite a while

Northwest Cougar

9/1/15 12:04pm

One more month and we get flying cars and self-lacing Nikes.

WDaddy

9/1/15 12:06pm

Up through the 60s we felt we would FOR SURE be driving flying cars in the

Bert609

9/1/15 12:10pm

I'm thinking closer to 30 - 40 years for full adoption

Saxa

9/1/15 12:14pm

i could see it being implemented in urban areas much sooner...

ds7

9/1/15 12:16pm

because older cars can't be retro-fitted and until they are all gone

Saxa

9/1/15 12:19pm

think about it...having thousands of "auto-cars" could be more efficient and

ds7

9/1/15 12:25pm

No way they would be more efficient than subways or trains. Unless the cars can

Bruton Guster

9/1/15 1:06pm

maybe in getting people into the city...but once there...much better than

ds7

9/1/15 1:28pm

I don't think that is true.

nova_coug_fan

9/1/15 1:29pm

There is going to be plenty of accidents and deaths with autocars. Who pays

Bert609

9/1/15 12:20pm

As soon as it becomes slightly cheaper to insure a self driving car, the world

Cougar-Duck

9/1/15 12:17pm

I think it needs to be cheaper based on TCO.. not just insurance.

Saxa

9/1/15 12:20pm

For a larger city, imagine Uber+autocars+charging stations

Left Shark Coug

9/1/15 12:33pm

isn't that called public transportation?

claw

9/1/15 12:22pm

For urbanites, yes.

IndependentGeorge

9/1/15 1:22pm

RE: I read an article the other day that said the whole auto industry is about

nova_coug_fan

9/1/15 12:24pm

I'll feel better about it when I can be sure that some guy sitting in his

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