Exactly. Unless there are multiple people in a self-driving car nothing will be improved. In fact traffic might get worse since there will be empty cars driving themselves around. And longer commutes might be more accepted if people can use their phones uninterrupted.
The only way they would help is driving bumper to bumper as a road train. And they would greatly reduce the need for convenient parking.
Exactly. Unless there are multiple people in a self-driving car nothing will be improved. In fact traffic might get worse since there will be empty cars driving themselves around. And longer commutes might be more accepted if people can use their phones uninterrupted.
The only way they would help is driving bumper to bumper as a road train. And they would greatly reduce the need for convenient parking.