In the UK鈥檚 Lake District, tourists tend to drive slowly, leading to congestion on relatively long stretches of road. Would driverless cars make the flow dynamics better or worse? If any of the remaining drivers were scared of going close to the speed limit, would this negate the use of the driverless element?
Freyja Burrill, Kendal, Cumbria, UK
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