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stevesimmons on July 28, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Poor ROI of Autonomy (2020)

> the more autonomous vehicles there are ... better traffic flow

Won't this better traffic flow be offset by new congestion from AVs using the capacity of public roads as free car parks?

aka the Jevons Paradox

ben-schaaf on July 28, 2022 [–]

This is the case for all transit, known as induced demand. Increase the number of lanes on a road and you'll get as bad if not worse traffic than before as the increased capacity results in more people driving.

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