> Of course, what I'm saying is science fiction, we don't have self-driving cars capable of driving 30mph to pick us up.
I suppose you're being sarcastic ? We already do have such cars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driverless_car It will not be long before they are provably safer than professional human drivers.
However, that doesn't get rid of all the problem : your car still have to drive in and out the city. But if you combine automation with sharing, then you can afford smaller, more specialised cars. You could have tiny delivery cars (they don't even need to transport a human). You could have truly individual commute cars that would take just 1 person. By using the car that fit the job and use less space, we may be able to help with congestion.
I suppose you're being sarcastic ? We already do have such cars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driverless_car It will not be long before they are provably safer than professional human drivers.
However, that doesn't get rid of all the problem : your car still have to drive in and out the city. But if you combine automation with sharing, then you can afford smaller, more specialised cars. You could have tiny delivery cars (they don't even need to transport a human). You could have truly individual commute cars that would take just 1 person. By using the car that fit the job and use less space, we may be able to help with congestion.
Example of a "commute car": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EN-V_Pride_%28Jiao%29.jpg