Could self-driving cars cut traffic congestion?

If self-driving cars become a reality, will they solve growing traffic congestion? The answer may depend on whether we share them among a city’s commuters.

We sail tonight for Singapore

Singapore is one of the most densely populated cities in our region, and its embrace of congestion charging has radically reduced the traffic jams which plague Australian cities.

Rethinking traffic congestion

While traffic congestion annoys every commuter every day at peak hours, it’s less of a social or economic problem than politicians, planners and the public seem to think.