One of the biggest advantages is you could probably triple our road capacity. As someone said earlier it takes 14m for a human to make a decision that the vehicle can make in less than 1. So even giving the car 5m to make decisions would allow 3 times as many cars on the road.
I for one can't wait for automated cars. All of the time you would save and being able and multi-task. Insurance companies will be the driving force of this change. As soon as the cost of the vehicle minus the reduction in insurance costs is cheaper than a convential car you will start seeing people switch. Also gas mileage would also increase as you would have smooth accelerations and breaking.
I would bet it is another 20 years before we see the public getting them but I would bet within our lifetime (30 somthings) that the majority of cars are self driven.
Executives and Celebs would be the first adopters as it would save costs on drivers and have a cool factor when the cars are only marginally cost effective. Then cabs would being replaced because it would only have to be cheaper than the cost of a car plus the driver. This would also allow people to try them out and get used to them before getting one of their own.
Last edited by GGG; 05-08-2012 at 03:54 PM.
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