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Old 07-07-2017, 04:39 AM
 
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I would imagine cell phone towers or whatever, this is something that can be used in in very high traffic areas so the movement of cars can be controlled from single entity that can see the big picture. Think NYC for example, if every car in NYC was coordinated you get where you are going much faster and more efficiently. You also expand the capacity of existing infrastructure. This wouldn't be some massive sytem, a desktop or two could probably handle it.
Optimizing traffic means you don't have to widen lanes to accommodate unoptimized traffic. It's actually a money saver in that regard.
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Old 07-07-2017, 04:42 AM
 
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It would be nice for syncing up traffic lights with optimized speeds for the car.
If they are all driverless then lights, stop signs and a great deal of the signage we have instantly becomes obsolete. As I mentioned previously lanes wouldn't even need a dedicated direction of travel.
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Old 07-07-2017, 05:31 AM
 
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If they are all driverless then lights, stop signs and a great deal of the signage we have instantly becomes obsolete. As I mentioned previously lanes wouldn't even need a dedicated direction of travel.
A little too speculative. You could just as easily assume all cars can fly Jetsons style and roads aren't necessary in the first place. Or people drone themselves around. Or they don't get around at all because everything comes to them.
I'm focusing on next 5-10 years.
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Old 07-07-2017, 05:53 AM
 
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Driverless cars will not work here. They will not go fast enough to suit most drivers on the road.
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Old 07-07-2017, 06:51 AM
 
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Driverless cars will not work here. They will not go fast enough to suit most drivers on the road.
They go as fast as you want them to.
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Old 07-07-2017, 08:42 AM
 
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You already know the price for something that doesn't exist in the consumer market? Are you a psychic? How much is it?
It is a simplified and specialized version of a cell phone. Manufacturing costs likely under $50 when volume is achieved. Integration into the systems and displays of a new car will provide the least expensive route. A retro will likely cost a little more as it needs someway to communicate to a driver. Picture an automotive GPS.
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Old 07-07-2017, 08:57 AM
 
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Driverless cars are the worst idea ever!! Humans are good drivers!!! Bars should be mandated to take the keys away from someone before serving a drink and only giving them back if they are tested to be sober as that will get all drunks off the road.

Heck no driverless cars are not even close to being smart enough to handle all situations!!! They should be banned before they kill us all and make us slaves to machines!!!

Humans have dignity and are smart!! Anyone who thinks otherwise has no clue what they are talking about!!!
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Old 07-07-2017, 09:07 AM
 
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Complicated is the key word. It's a complicated solution to a non-issue. People have been driving cars for over a hundred years, without this technology. We don't need it. The only thing it will accomplish is to make a lot of money for the corporations that develop it, and it will never accomplish what people think it will.
35,000 vehicle deaths annually is a non-issue?
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Old 07-07-2017, 09:09 AM
 
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How would driverless cars communicate with each other, and with the central control system? GPS? Cell phone towers? Wi-fi signals? Something else? Either way it sounds really complicated.
Relax. Cars are being designed to be autonomous. If it ever evolves to a centrally-controlled system it won't be for 50 years or more, by which time who knows how they will communicate.
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Old 07-07-2017, 09:14 AM
 
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You already know the price for something that doesn't exist in the consumer market? Are you a psychic? How much is it?
That's ironic. All he used was an comparative adjective (cheap) whereas you're the only one that named a dollar figure (tens of billions of dollars). Look in the mirror.
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