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To: TobagoJack who wrote (24915)	11/8/2007 1:12:36 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217671

Yes, the Mini is good, but it needs redesign to include self-drive, with electric motor propulsion and steering in the wheels. Plus it's much too big. One seat is plenty for city use. Or no seats for goods deliveries. Navigation systems could now enable self-drive vehicles in many high vehicle density areas such as shuttling things along motorways and congested downtowns. Most people are too incompetent to be allowed to drive vehicles. Yet 80% of drivers think they are above average in driving skills. Computers can concentrate much better, their reaction time is better, their steering and braking abilities are better, their knowledge is better [for route selection and driving across intersections at speed without stopping - each vehicle knowing what the others will do, so timing their crossing to fit with a gap coming the other way]. On motorways, vehicles could travel at 180 kph 1 metre apart, which would cut wind resistance too [and fuel consumption, tyre wear, engine wear]. Mqurice