Could the housing crisis be solved by car parks?

The rise of the driverless car could lead to city centre car parks being turned into houses, the Government has said. Transport minister Jesse Norman said the use of self-driving vehicles and shared travel could allow most high street parking spaces to be removed. This is because automated cars would be able to drive off to car parks outside city centres once they have dropped their owners off at work or the shops. This would free up space for potentially hundreds of thousands of new homes in urban areas – solving the housing crisis. The idea is contained in a consultation document on the'future of mobility'.