Self-driving cars able to communicate intent and negotiate could be extremely efficient by reducing collisions and traffic.
From a standstill, all vehicles waiting could accelerate simultaneously rather than create pressure waves due to human reaction times.
With fully-autonomous coordination, might also be possible to do away with traffic lights and other control elements to negotiate scheduling of vehicles moving across each other so they cross intersections using precisely-allocated time slots without stopping.
From a standstill, all vehicles waiting could accelerate simultaneously rather than create pressure waves due to human reaction times.
With fully-autonomous coordination, might also be possible to do away with traffic lights and other control elements to negotiate scheduling of vehicles moving across each other so they cross intersections using precisely-allocated time slots without stopping.