Autonomous drive is a novel idea but doesn&#x27;t really provide any real solution. Most important selling point at the moment is that you could take the time spent in car and spend it doing something else such as your work while the car drives itself (i.e. is stuck in the traffic).<p>However if the real problem we want to look at is the overall stupidity of traffic congestion that is extremely a) energy inefficient, b) time consuming c) unenvironmental d) space intensive<p>the first real question to be asked really is, why does everyone need to commute to the same place in the same time?
It seems that urban city planning has really gone horribly wrong with all the businesses and companies packing into the &quot;business district&quot;. The direct consequences in terms of economy and environmental pollution not to mention direct impact on individual life (time wasted in a car...) are dire.<p>In order to really solve the problem of traffic congestion the ultimate solution is to disperse with this silly need. If people are really required at a place physically (i.e. cannot do their work remotely) urban cities should become decentralized with several business hubs closer to the suburbuan areas.<p>Failing that a secondary solution is to increase the efficiency of the transit. One derp sitting in his Ford Thunderfuck XL EarthDestroyer 5600 is incredibly stupid. Like the author of the commented a train is massively more efficient, has higher throughput and scales better. I know americans (and aussies) consider this to be an inferior mode of transport, they rather sit in their cars. But I personally don&#x27;t really understand this. I&#x27;d never accept a commute that would take more than 15 minutes. My life and time is simply too precious for that.