riptides
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Until self-driving tractor-trailers can be 100% safe (that means anticipating other drivers and avoiding such situations), I don't think I'd want a truck weighing 20 tons plus on the road.
When these trucks are developed, I hope they're limited to 45-50 MPH the the slow lanes
There are some really interesting studies on speed, distance and traffic loads.
It will take a rocket scientist to develop the algorithms to generate the vehicles speed to a given point.
Why go 70mph only to sit in traffic for two hours at a given congestion point. It may be optimal to go 45 so that by the time you get to the congestion point, there is no congestion. Same distance, more efficient flow and less congestion.
Shout out to the Hokie Nation.
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