Originally Posted by
LaserEyeKiwi
Driverless cars will ADD significantly to congestion - not reduce it!
For two obvious reasons:
1. People who would otherwise use public transport will prefer the direct point to point low cost of a driverless car - therefore adding significantly more car traffic to roads.
2. For those that usually drive their own cars, driverless cars (whether it’s their own or a service) will be preferable in many situations as you don’t need to pay for parking etc. So while the amount of cars on the road for these people will be the same in one direction, after the journey is finished you now have a driverless car that is now driving somewhere else (whether that’s all the way back to the owners house, or off to a recharge center - creating a whole lot of extra traffic.