"Chris.B" wrote in
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On Saturday, 14 October 2017 16:20:26 UTC+2, Chris L Peterson
wrote:

I expect that within a few decades at the most, the only
vehicles allowed inside the denser parts of cities (and indeed,
maybe everywhere else as well) will be fully automated. There
is no gridlock with such a system. With electrics there is
little noise. With shared personal vehicles, there is little
need for conventional parking.

Breaking the connection between private vehicle ownership and
pride in that ownership would certainly help. Sharing the
available fleet of clean, comfortable, but completely anonymous
transport, is the most likely way to gain real improvements in
average road speeds.

If current experience with shared transportation is any indication,
when you order the self driving Uber, be sure you have a towel
handy to wipe up the urine. At least, you hope it's urine.

Removing the pointless commuter cycle by distance working would
also help.

IBM was the poster child for remote working. Until they're not any
more, because it produces lower productivity workers.

Bringing workers together in one place, for greater
manufacturing efficiency, is a historical throwback to the dark,
satanic mills.

And still proves to be more productive, even today. According to
those with comparative data.

Keep smoking' that Kool-Aid!

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