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Comment author: Nornagest 28 March 2014 04:29:22PM *  2 points [-]

Based on the idea that you get what you incentivize, and irrespective of other factors, I'd expect a marginal to mild increase. Self-driving cars can make commutes a bit more pleasant and substantially less dangerous, but they can't reduce commute times (until they reach saturation or close to it), and time's the main limitation.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 29 March 2014 09:44:51PM 1 point [-]

Actually, I think that there is great potential for self-driving cars to reduce congestion and thus commute time.