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   In article , Greg Goss   
    wrote:   
      
   > "Leszek Karlik"  wrote:   
   >   
   > >On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 18:47:42 +0100, Doc O'Leary   
   > > wrote:   
   > >   
   > >[...]   
   > >> I don't even understand the analogy you're trying to make.  Self-driving   
   > >> cars *are* a virtual train.   
   > >   
   > >No, self-driving cars are, basically, taxis with robot drivers instead of   
   > >human drivers, which makes them cheaper, so people will be better able   
   > >to afford them.   
   > >   
   > >A limousine with a driver is a self-driving car from the point of view   
   > >of a CEO and it's nothing like a virtual train.   
   >   
   > That's because the limo driver cannot see out the window five cars   
   > ahead.   
      
   He / she better be able to look ahead if he's a good driver. Only   
   morons drive looking solely at the car directly in front of them -   
   you're meant to look further ahead to see what's happening.   
      
      
      
   > Linking the cars and the computing power into a networked unit   
   > provides the ability to reach much higher densities than simple taxis.   
      
   So far all the commerically used self-driving cars are simply small   
   single-carriage trains running on their specially built tracks / roads   
   / pathways.   
      
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