The driving of autonomous vehicles is the solution for traffic accidents?

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Yes! Looking forward ten or twenty years self-driving vehicles will be the solution for many things:

Preventing traffic accidents: Once the technology is improved self-driving cars will be much safer than human vehicles.  Autonomous vehicles are always alert, never distracted, drunk, or under the influence of drugs. They don't drive too close. Their reactions will be better, even anticipating the changing speeds of other vehicles through sensors and communication with those cars. They could be aware of incidents with other vehicles up the road as they happen through communication between a network of AI formed by the cars. They could have knowledge of road conditions and black-spots and tailor their driving accordingly. The advantages of the technology are huge.

Solving traffic congestion: Road traffic in many city centres is reaching a crisis point. Progress is slow. A network of self-driving vehicles could solve this issue through logistics. If all cars in the city centre were connected through communication, a central AI system could direct all cars and manage the flow of traffic to prevent bottlenecks. Each individual route may not be the shortest but the overall time for travel would reduce as the traffic would flow much better.

Public transport and taxis: Uber-style self-driving shuttles and taxis will develop into the next public transport phenomenon, once combined with the AI network of self-driving cars described above. Just tap your journey into your phone and an available car or the most suited shuttle-bus will automatically come and pick you up. A little like those hire-bikes but with the added advantage that they drive to you to pick you up. 

Goods delivery:  Similar to the public transport solution, goods delivery could be automated rather than relying on the gig-economy.

Reducing pollution: Diesel cars are one of the worst polluters of city centres. A change to electric would solve this problem. OK, it's not an autonomous vehicle point but while I'm changing the world of transport I thought I'd throw that in too!

There are many bright possibilities here!

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