Comment Re: A giant step forward for mankind (Score 1) 254
15 million people drive interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Los Angeles every year. Assuming the corridor of coverage is a mile wide, that's less than 300 square miles of coverage, Much of which is actually urban cityscapes that will have dense coverage regardless.
The Sahara is 3.5 million square miles, with a population of about 3 million people.
I'd tell you to do the math, but clearly, simple arithmetic is not your thing.