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		branchan on May 11, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Dr... Funny analogy but it doesn't quite work here. Driverless cars are still cars. They both still use the same roads and infrastructure.

irishloop on May 11, 2015 | [–]

I believe in the beginning, so did automobiles and horse-and-buggy vehicles.

pluma on May 12, 2015 | [–]

You've never seen a horse or a horse-drawn carriage on a public road?

branchan on May 12, 2015 | [–]

Yes, but they are more or less considered a novelty than an actual efficient means of transportation. Most of the time, horses are not allowed on roads.

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