IT House reported on March 7 that Tesla is working to develop a fully autonomous driving system, but its CEO Elon Musk seems to be already concerned about the problems that the advent of autonomous driving may cause. Musk recently commented on Twitter, acknowledging that self-driving cars could worsen traffic conditions because people no longer feel the pain of driving themselves.
IT House understands that Musk first reiterated the view that overcoming traffic congestion is a very difficult task, calling it the "final boss battle." Musk says even the most powerful humans in the world can't beat the drudgery of coping with heavy traffic.
Musk then said self-driving cars could make traffic worse. Musk wrote: "Self-driving cars will amplify traffic to the point of madness because you will no longer feel the pain of driving yourself." ”
According to Musk, the advent of self-driving cars will make getting around easier, but it could also lead to an increase in the number of cars on the road, leading to more severe traffic congestion.
However, the advent of self-driving cars should likely reduce traffic congestion caused by poor driver driving habits. Overall, Musk is likely right to predict that autonomous driving will lead to more cars on the road. However, with the advent of self-driving systems, traffic congestion caused by human error may also be reduced.