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Originally Posted by wumpus
Mercedes also makes a radar controlled cruise control that slows down if a car is in front of you. I'd have to wonder what type of mileage we could get by using RCV (radar controlled vehicle) instead of HOV lanes. The catch is that RCVs would be spaced about a foot apart for close-in drafting. Doing this would keep speeds well up, keep mileage way up (even more with engines/gearing designed for it), congestion down (RCV lanes would be dense and moving). Designing the safety aspects would be tricky.
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I agree with this concept ... with one exception : Who is gonna pay for all this stuff? Poor taxpayer! Not only the vehicles (trucks & buses, too) but the roadways are gonna have to be "different". Sensors in the ground...and all like that.
