Driverless cars may make traffic worse, not better


  • TECH
  • Monday, 09 Apr 2018

Chicago is expected to log one of the worst traffic jams of any big city during the Thanksgiving holiday season on Nov. 21, 2017, according to an analysis. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

One of the more puzzling questions arising from the revolution in autonomous vehicles and on-demand services is what impact it will all have on cities. 

Optimists predict that autonomous vehicles operating in on-demand fleets will greatly reduce traffic congestion, lower the need for parking lots and garages, and create new mobility options for poor and low income people. 

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