RoboTaxi + Boring Tunnels is REVOLUTIONARY

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Edited by: Roshan Khatiwada

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[tireddad]

This was helpful understanding Boring plans, thanks

[MrMobile]

Nice to see others actively trying to smooth traffic flow. I always try to find and follow the average speed if cars in adjacent lanes will let me and I always appreciate following someone actively trying to manage the flow. As we know, the VAST majority of folks don't. I find it amusing and frustrating to drive with friends who seem completely oblivious.
I saw a demonstration of the accordion effect in a video (can't give a reference) where volunteers were put on a small circular track and told to follow one another around. One driver was a in on the test and in communication with the handlers. Everything went smoothly until they asked the driver to slow down and one saw how quickly the smooth flow fell apart. They did several scenarios with different densities and degree of slowdown including stopping. As I recall, after the disruption the other drivers never reestablished smooth flow.

[nooneyouknow]

Right on, Brian!! I drive for a living. I would also add that people's tendency to want desperately to get ahead of as many others before a lane closure creates a bottleneck and a braking event that compounds behind them as they have to cram their way into a space that doesn't exist at the last few feet of pavement. No one seems to understand the concept of "alternative merge". If you're not showing the driver beside you that you want to "take" his/her spot, then they will usually cooperate with you to merge smoothly. You'll cover that "car length" you were fighting for quicker that way also. Relinquish the "me first" attitude and consider the impact that you're having on everyone else. Also don't pass beyond the 1/2 mile sign for your exit...it doesn't do any good whatsoever...if you notice, the person that you passed, and risked causing a traffic conflict as you exit from the passing lanes, will usually roll past you as you decelerate down the off ramp, and most certainly, if there's a red light at the bottom. You would have gotten to where you are just as fast by not passing that last vehicle. Think about it!! Autonomous vehicles should improve traffic flow, because it is not designed to be illogically selfish and aggressive. One thing more, stop ignoring people that signal a lane change in front of you with enough time to smoothly merge in front of you. Basically, start driving on the highway more like you walk on the sidewalk. Be patient, be cooperative, and be considerate. On the rare occasions that you are really late, hopefully through no fault of your own, and have to drive a bit aggressively, telegraph your moves, so that others can cope with it more easily... we've all been there, you don't have to be a COMPLETE ass. BTW, you're still going to be late! If you leave late, you arrive late. You're not going to bend the time/space continuum with your mad driving skills 😂

[restonthewind]

I'm also a non-stopper, a non-braker to be more precise. I rarely use my brake preferring to roll to a stop. Regenerative braking on my Bolt makes this discipline far easier. I'm always in one-pedal-driving mode, so if I lift my foot from the accelerator, regen slows me more quickly than friction alone, and if I want to slow faster, I add more regen with the regen paddle on the steering wheel. The brake adds more regen before engaging the brake pads, but I rarely need to touch the brake.

[AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

That is literally what I do is never try to come to a complete stop I use my gears and downshift even on a automatic transmission to slow down to avoid hitting the brakes which also sends a signal in someone's head to hit their brakes which creates a chain of brake hitting for no reason... Maintain a good cushion and boom.

[pgiatrakis]

Great video, thanks for all your hard work. 👍👍
All your guests are amazing.
I love the thumb on this one.
Great review and wonderful information.
This Tesla event should be unbelievable. 👍👍👍😁🙏🏽✌️⚡️

[BLAISEDAHL]

FSD in tunnels is a great idea. No exhaust from the EVs is great, and it would be a relatively less difficult route to unlock regulatory approval.

[budgetaudiophilelife-long]

🙋‍♂️THANKS BRIAN AND JON…STIMULATING OUR IMAGINATIONS 🧐💚💚💚

[williamwoo]

Brian good luck to getting a ticket to the 10-10 event

[mikem]

A hybrid system of tunnels and roads would mean you could do much less boring to improve traffic and only bypass the bottlenecks only robo taxis, teslas and FSD enabled cars allowed on bypass tunnels. As automated then tunnels could change direction based on traffic levels.

[anthonylosego]

I have (over the last 10 years with limited driving) always maintained a 6 car space even on the worst highways. It does indeed help. But not many people think to do this. They just do what others do, which is to stay tight and clog the lane when they have to break hard. I stay back constantly and smooth out traffic. If a robotaxi was doing this A LOT, it would work very well.

[riznliz]

WEIGHT of cars and small trucks VS 18 wheelers or garbage type trucks -- Tunnels with lighter and smaller vehicles reduces problems like in parking garages.

[richbl]

Most likely that the plan for proof rock 4 dial it in and scale up the production. They're going to need some of those for Mars.

[glenndjubilee]

Brian, I drive like that all the time. I am a retired cab driver and I NEVER wanted to come to a complete stop because of the some of The reasons you stated. Plus you save more energy(gas or electric)by NOT coming to a stop if you can avoid it. Following at a safe distance WILL LENGTHEN YOUR BRAKE CHANGE INTERVALS. FSD will solve all of these problems.

I'm glad I don't live in L.A. BuT the Boring tunnel system sounds like a reason to buy more stock!

[hsiaohu]

Pinch point (current limiting factor) for Boring company is need for government approval, which is slow IMO

[steverobbins]

In the future, having FSD won't be enough to enable a non-Tesla robo-taxi to use the tunnels. They will also have to interface with some sort of dispatch control network. Imagine the tunnels crowded with EVs moving at high speed, with new ones merging into tight gaps, all under some central control.

[davidhuber]

I think many uses for that diameter tunnel will become apparent over time. Roller-coaster type trains that get people from concerts and sporting events to parking lots, freight conveyors connecting factories to supply hubs, aqueducts, high voltage sections of the electrical grid, connecting very high altitude resorts to non-snowbound roads, moving some highway interchange routes underground rather than hundreds of feet in the air. The possibilities are endless when the cost gets down to a reasonable number.

[r.a.monigold]

This is not fare comment BUT - Elon (Boring Co.) just announced their newest "digger" digs at SEVEN MILES A DAY. The ones in use now travel at ONE MILE A DAY. Seven times faster is impressive. I agree, FSD EV vehicles ONLY will travel the worm holes of transport. And to Brian's point, when surface streets and public parking are made redundant that will double or tripple the available land for development. The future has arrived and we are standing on it!

[ooTheMAXXoo]

Not only can you free up traffic behind you by leaving space, by not pushing forward into the congested area in front of you, you free up traffic in front of you as well!

[machoopichoo]

This is such a good exampled to draw on that is fact, not supposition.

Automated subway systems vs. human driver controlled can often achieve:
- Higher frequency of service, especially during off-peak hours
- Shorter headways (time between trains) of 90 seconds or less, in some cases
- Increased capacity of up to 50% on existing lines in some implementations

I recognize subway systems are not roads with cars, but I would have to imagine similar outcomes would occur.