Re:Winning Hyperloop design revealed by MIT engineers
by JBReefer on Thursday February 04, 2016 @12:34PM
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Rail changes behavior, buses don't. Rail builds cities in a way that bus systems never have. It's not a simple optimization problem.
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Re:Winning Hyperloop design revealed by MIT engineers
by CWuestefeld on Thursday February 04, 2016 @01:56PM
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On the other hand, buses can adapt to changing needs. You can easily add or move stops where the activity warrants. Rail demands that everything else conform to its physical installation.
Re:Winning Hyperloop design revealed by MIT engineers
by marssaxman on Thursday February 04, 2016 @02:45PM
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Adaptability means unreliability: the fact that bus stops represent minimal investment is part of the reason they don't drive changes in behavior.