[antisthenes]

This is why autonomous vehicles need a hard cap on the speed limit they are driving at.

If the max speed is 35mph, that allows a good braking system to respond by safely stopping from LIDAR info 99% of the time.

[lotsoweiners]

Yeah but then people aren’t going to want to take them because they are slow.

[antisthenes]

The average speed of a commuting car is around ~23mph, when you account for stops and red lights. 35mph is only a hindrance if you commute by freeway every day, which many people don't.

People will take them if they're priced right and they can do things in the car without having to pay attention to the road.

[roxgib]

But autonomous vehicles tend to perform best on freeways, that's where they are most likely to be allowed