Swiss study: Privately owned self-driving cars lead to more traffic

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A study by ETH Zurich concludes that self-driving cars are going to increase traffic instead of resolving traffic congestions.

by heise online, Tom Sperlich
Enlarged view: Self-driving Google car ( CC-BY 2.0 / M. Kiesler via flickr)
Self-driving Google car (CC-BY 2.0 / M. Kiesler via flickr)

A study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) concludes, that the amount of privately owned cars will not decrease, if there will not be any restrictions in ownership of autonomous vehicles. A large number of scenarios contain a flexible public transit as basic supply for the mobility of the future. external page Read more

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