Timeline for A road system with no traffic rules - what sort of vehicle is best?
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| Jan 18, 2019 at 18:15 | comment | added | GrandmasterB | @zakinster Just clarified with the OP, they are talking specifically about laws. I don't think you need much more technology than we have now, and there'd be a huge rush with every mfg trying to cash in on it. It doesn't have to be perfect... just better than utter chaos :-) | |
| Jan 18, 2019 at 10:16 | comment | added | zakinster | @GrandmasterB Yes human can but current computers need an established set of rules and protocols to communicate and make decisions. If you want self-driving cars to work without any established rules, you'll need a real AI which is far from existing with current technology so it may not fit well in a 21st-century context. It may, however, works well if OP can integrate a bit of sci-fi in his world so I did upvote. | |
| Jan 18, 2019 at 9:20 | comment | added | GrandmasterB | @zakinster The OP is clearly after having no enforced traffic laws. " no right of way at junctions, no speed limits, no parking restrictions and so on.". Nothing can prevent two people (or vehicles) from communicating with each other if they think its best. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 9:56 | comment | added | zakinster | @GrandmasterB communication is not enough. Self-driving cars need a set of rules to work efficiently. Those rules determine what is safe to do (speed limit in circumstance, safety distance, default position in multi-lane, etc.) and who has priority over who. All those rules and protocols will need to be specified somewhere, enforced on all car manufacturer and implemented in all cars. Those will be the de-facto traffic rules. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 7:51 | comment | added | GrandmasterB | I think in this case 'no rules' means 'no enforced traffic laws'. But the cars would be free to communicate between themselves where they can. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 6:45 | comment | added | user5151179 | I think this would yield the best results, assuming we had the technology, but I'm not so sure that it fits 'no rules' on a technicality; the self driving code is rather likely to use a rules engine as a part of its decision making. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 6:07 | history | answered | GrandmasterB | CC BY-SA 4.0 |