There's going to be a tipping point in the near future. When autonomous vehicles reach a big enough share of miles driven, there's going to be a snowball effect. All of our roads and infrastructure are built for human drivers. Robot-only roads could far cheaper and more efficient. No more signs or lights. No more lanes. Not even partitions. You can dynamically adjust your 8-lane freeway to be 6 lanes one way and 2 the other and flip it morning and evening.
Once the tech is proven and accepted by enough people, it will become mandatory and we're going to rebuild everything with a much smaller footprint.
Once the tech is proven and accepted by enough people, it will become mandatory and we're going to rebuild everything with a much smaller footprint.