Douglas_Knight comments on Open thread, 24-30 March 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion
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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.
Actually, I think that there is great potential for self-driving cars to reduce congestion and thus commute time.