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briandmyers · 4041 days ago · link · · parent · post: Imagine: A World Where Nobody Owns Their Own Car
There's an implied "all else being equal" there, though. All else isn't equal. You want to say that automation will increase congestion, and you're willing to assume the "more cars", but not the "tighter grouping" aspect.
I'm not trying to say one will outweigh the other (I couldn't begin to guess), but it seems to me you are dismissing the latter out of hand because it doesn't match your argument.Traffic congestion is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases