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Though if owned self driving cars are used we have to choose between keeping parking spaces and increased traffic congestion. If there is no parking space, the car will have to arrive at work when you are leaving (which is usually the same time as everyone else) meaning two extra rush hour journeys each day.

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That's already the current situation. Generally all traffic congestion is into a city area in the morning and outwards from a city center in the evening. There isn't typically congestion in both directions. Either way, between that and being able to get work done in your car (so you could leave earlier). I don't think it's too bad.

That is only true because lanes are built for the rush. When I've seen reversing direction lanes (in for the morning rush, out for the afternoon), the opposite direction now has congestion because of all the people working different shifts who can't take that lane.

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