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artis  ·  3335 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Nonstop Travel In Personal Pods Has Yet To Take Off : NPR

    Of all the people I've talked to about self-driving cars, there are a lot who think it'll get its own, complete infrastructure. I just don't see that happen.

It will but not upfront and not a completely separate networks. Probably will start with self-driving only lanes that can move more cars and, once proven, dedicated expressways to reduce traffic in key areas (likely just reclaimed roads that weren't used much at first). Once you prove that self-driving cars can increase capacity and safety if there's no drivers to get in the way they will start getting roads.