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		_qfi9 on Dec 13, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Waymo: Google's self-driving car company I think you overestimate the percentage of people that a. work b. work 9 to 5 jobs. there's plenty of cars on the road at other times. would be surprised if load was more than 2-3x as high at those peak times (which could easily be accommodated by ride sharing)

gohrt on Dec 14, 2016 [–]

if people have so much flexibility, why does rush hour exist?

sobani on Dec 14, 2016 | [–]

you made a typo: it's "rush hourS"

Depending on the location there are 3-4 rush hours in the morning and 3-4 in the afternoon.

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