> A self-driving car that sits idle is a wasted resource
This is also true of non-self driving cars, yet we structure our resources around this case. Car use has extreme & predictable peaks with long down periods between them. If we couldn't prevent it the first time what are we doing differently to prevent it the second time?
And again rideshare has given us a slight preview of this. The taxi constraints incentivize having cars near their predicted users. We'll either need to build and maintain waiting-car storage in central areas (eg parking), or accept idle circulation in down times.
This is also true of non-self driving cars, yet we structure our resources around this case. Car use has extreme & predictable peaks with long down periods between them. If we couldn't prevent it the first time what are we doing differently to prevent it the second time?
And again rideshare has given us a slight preview of this. The taxi constraints incentivize having cars near their predicted users. We'll either need to build and maintain waiting-car storage in central areas (eg parking), or accept idle circulation in down times.