Why should California lead on Conversant Cars?
a. California has a goodly share of the traffic congestion of the developed world. b. California has a goodly share of the worlds computer and transportation technology talent. c. Californian’s could save $90 billion. Governor Schwarzenegger has the right idea to invest in infrastructure. But with the 20th Century approach to traffic congestion,California spends $107 billion for no real safety improvement and reduces traffic congestion from 90 hours per year per person to 70 hours per year. With Conversant technology, Californians spend $1 billion of public funds on the Transportation Challenge and perhaps $15 billion in private funds at $300 per car. But the conversant technology could save thousands of lives, billions of dollars (from accidents), and is the 21st Century mass transit dropping congestion toward 10 hours per year. d. California is engaged in an effort to reduce global warming gases. e. California has the 7th or 8th largest economy in the world to afford the effort. f. E
