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this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026
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Another thing people don't realize is they're not in a rush, although this could change if google thinks they can make more money by reducing travel times... But they don't speed, they don't roll through stop signs, they don't try and beat stop lights. Humans maturely want to get to a place as fast as possible, even if it only saves them 10 seconds on a light cycle they'll go for it. This also plays into road rage, the waymo isn't going to get frustrated by the guy going 10 under in the left lane, but that can drive some people crazy.
The best part is that when self-driving cars reach a critical mass, they will be able to travel much faster because they won't have to deal with human reaction times. Eventually there won't even be a need for stop lights.