ITF report finds self-driving shared vehicles could take up to 90% of cars off city streets; total kilometers travelled increases

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinApr 30, 2015, 1:42 pm83 pts
A fleet of self-driving shared cars combined with high-capacity public transport could make 90% of conventional cars in mid-sized cities superfluous under certain circumstances, according to a study published by the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD. Even during peak hours, only about one-third…

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