<story><title>Nevada approves regulations for self-driving cars</title><url>http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-nevada-self-driving-cars.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>huherto</author><text>My guess is that we will have a very efficient Taxi system. Using a Smart Phone you will be able to request a Taxi where ever you are; it will already know your favorite locations; your favorite music; it will automatically charge you; we will not need so much parking space.</text></item><item><author>vasco</author><text>This opens lots of cool possibilities such as eliminating the need for two cars in the family for example. You go to work, the car then comes back and drives the wife and then later in the afternoon when both parents are working it goes to school and picks up the kids!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>malandrew</author><text>I just hope that this goes into effect in a way that you would signal how many people will be traveling together and they send the appropriate sized car. Having every vehicle on the road seat 5 people and luggage when it is rarely at full capacity is extremely inefficient.&lt;p&gt;Riding alone? If so, they send a 1 person vehicle to pick you up. Riding with a friend? Two person vehicle. etc.</text></comment>
<story><title>Nevada approves regulations for self-driving cars</title><url>http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-nevada-self-driving-cars.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>huherto</author><text>My guess is that we will have a very efficient Taxi system. Using a Smart Phone you will be able to request a Taxi where ever you are; it will already know your favorite locations; your favorite music; it will automatically charge you; we will not need so much parking space.</text></item><item><author>vasco</author><text>This opens lots of cool possibilities such as eliminating the need for two cars in the family for example. You go to work, the car then comes back and drives the wife and then later in the afternoon when both parents are working it goes to school and picks up the kids!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>wallawe</author><text>Sounds like a YC company in the making! In all seriousness, there will be some great business opportunities here. It will open up an entirely new market.</text></comment>