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Re:G.M. Invests $500M in Lyft by karamazov on Monday January 04, 2016 @03:07PM (#10838140)
My guess: train operators are probably a much lower percentage of the total cost of running a train than drivers are for trucks or cabs, removing the incentive for automation.
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Re:G.M. Invests $500M in Lyft by toomuchtodo on Monday January 04, 2016 @05:06PM (#10839069)
They are. It simply doesn't make sense to automate them away considering the amount of liability contained within a freight train traveling at high speeds down a rail corridor.
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