Comments on: Electric car infrastructure for Hawaii http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2008/12/03/electric-car-infrastructure-for-hawaii/ A posting every day; an interesting idea every three months... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:53:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2008/12/03/electric-car-infrastructure-for-hawaii/comment-page-1/#comment-94796 Peter Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:43:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/?p=1145#comment-94796 It doesn't need to be centralized for that to work, this navigation problem has already been solved. There will need to be radar (for obstacles like people and animals) and more intelligence in the individual cars to make this workable though. I would predict that certain zones (such as dense city core areas) would be the first to move to such a system. Hopefully Better Place will get some traction (pun intended) and we will see some new concepts start taking hold. It doesn’t need to be centralized for that to work, this navigation problem has already been solved. There will need to be radar (for obstacles like people and animals) and more intelligence in the individual cars to make this workable though. I would predict that certain zones (such as dense city core areas) would be the first to move to such a system. Hopefully Better Place will get some traction (pun intended) and we will see some new concepts start taking hold.

]]> By: x http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2008/12/03/electric-car-infrastructure-for-hawaii/comment-page-1/#comment-94631 x Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:02:58 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/?p=1145#comment-94631 I say forget about individually driven cars & roads as we know it. Cars can still be individually owned, as far as credit bailouts allow, but the driving needs to be centrally controlled & the roads need to be specifically designed for autonomous electric cars. Maybe they need inductive charging or 3rd rails embedded in the asphalt. You get in your car, dial up the destination, & a central computer synchronizes your trip with all the other cars so everyone can complete their trip without stopping. I say forget about individually driven cars & roads as we know it. Cars can still be individually owned, as far as credit bailouts allow, but the driving needs to be centrally controlled & the roads need to be specifically designed for autonomous electric cars. Maybe they need inductive charging or 3rd rails embedded in the asphalt.

You get in your car, dial up the destination, & a central computer synchronizes your trip with all the other cars so everyone can complete their trip without stopping.

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