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Re:Where's the lane? Self-driving cars confused by shabby U.... by capote on Thursday March 31, 2016 @08:10PM (#11401595)
That is indeed what I meant.

As for benefits/needs of a high speed passenger network--all I have to say is that my current options for going Chicago - New York which I do frequently are: 1. garbage airlines that are consolidating more and more and increasing their prices for no apparent reason, 2. broken roads that are constantly being repaired, and 3. Amtrak

That said, it's clear to me that a high speed rail connection (for example Chicago - NY at ~200mph) would be a no brainer. I'd even pay more than I pay American Airlines for the route.

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Re:Where's the lane? Self-driving cars confused by shabby U.... by Tiksi on Friday April 01, 2016 @12:20AM (#11402585)
Between DC-NYC-Boston we have the Acela train here, which is surprisingly decent in terms of price and service. It gets up to 150mph but due to traffic and the layout of the tracks only averages 80mph or so. Still, it beats flying imho.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express

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