> That means that a passenger could leave at 8 PM in a sleeper self-driving car, and arrive well rested at 11 AM the following morning.
Unless the vehicle has restrooms and refrigeration, there's also the need for food and periodic bladder/bowel maintenance, which will likely negate the speed advantage.
Offhand thought, what happens if you have a express highways for autonomous cars where they can run 100-120 mph. AKA, no trucks[1], no slower vehicles.
One say next to I5 in California might drop the SF to LA drive time from 6 hours to 4. And it's door to door.
[1] When you ban heavy trucks the cost of roads drops dramatically.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 14.3 ms ] threadUnless the vehicle has restrooms and refrigeration, there's also the need for food and periodic bladder/bowel maintenance, which will likely negate the speed advantage.
One say next to I5 in California might drop the SF to LA drive time from 6 hours to 4. And it's door to door.
[1] When you ban heavy trucks the cost of roads drops dramatically.