Originally Posted by
350htrr
Simple...??? Yes It would be "simple" if it was a track system, everyone would know where the vehicle is headed, where the
vehicle is going and how fast.... and so on, but, as an autonomous vehicle, it can go anywhere.... That seems to be the "problem" at present, which will get solved eventually ...
It wouldn't go anywhere except its designated route, which it would have down to a tee. It would drive the speed limit and accelerate/decelerate and make turns in the most predictable way imaginable. It would drive like a master driver trying to achieve the world record for highest score on a safe-driving test.
If other drivers are swarming around it trying to get it to rear-end them or veer off course, that would be their fault; the same as if they would try doing that to a street car on rails. Lanes where such fixed-route vehicles were operating would be marked with signage so pedestrians would be well-aware of them, just as they are well-aware of rail vehicles like street cars, passenger trains, etc.
I don't see how that could be a bad idea. It would enable a lot more convenient public transit schedules without drivers working through the night or having to return from an intercity bus run or stay the night because they are so far from home.