Brent ToderianWill self-driving cars lead to more driving? Here’s something to consider — Berkeley researchers gave subjects a chauffeur for a week, mimicking the experience of owning a self-driving car.
Miles driven jumped 83%.
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https://jalopnik.com/zombie-miles-and-napa-weekends-how-a-week-with-chauffe-1839648416
Zombie Miles And Napa Weekends: How A Week With Chauffeurs Showed The Major Flaw In Our Self-Driving Car Futur
A few years ago, Mustapha Harb realized there was a problem in his field of research about how autonomous cars will change the way people travel. The solution to the problem he settled on was as simple as it was revealing.
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