Large-scale driverless vehicles will usher in societal change on the=20
scale of the internet and cell phones.  The possibilities are near=20
endless, once one starts thinking about never having to drive (work=20
during commute time), automated deliveries, higher speed driving on very=20
dense roads b/c of vehicle to vehicle coordination, ability to centrally=20
plan routing of many thousands of cars in a metropolitan area minute by=20
minute, knowing within 5 minutes how long a 30 mile drive in dense=20
traffic will take, ability to prioritize some vehicles over others, your=20
car parks itself and meets you when you want it to, on and on and on.=20
Revolution.

Not that it will be easy or fast, but it will happen.  Huge gains in=20
safety, convenience, and efficiency/cost drive it all (pardon the pun.)=20
  But an entire class of lower-middle-class careers will disappear.

J


YES NOPE9 wrote:
> Presume that claims for Google cars or other driverless cars are
> valid......  that is , a driverless car is safer than a human-piloted
> one...
>
> Does it make sense that driverless trucks would be safer, more fuel
> efficient and very clever at routing ?  Perhaps trucks could pick up
> and drop off loads without human intervention.  Shipments could be
> routed for maximum cost saving without regard to transit time..... No
> humans touch the boxes from start to finish.   99guspuppet
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