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Re:In Cramped and Costly Bay Area, Cries to Build, Baby, Build by nvader on Saturday April 16, 2016 @03:35PM (#11511924)
I really like this idea of a subterranean highway that houses a self-driving fleet of electric cars. It seems like it would let commuters bring their own certified cars to use the system, while passengers who simply want a ride between dedicated stops could take an electric bus, perhaps.
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Re:In Cramped and Costly Bay Area, Cries to Build, Baby, Build by paulsutter on Saturday April 16, 2016 @05:39PM (#11512361)
I expect most people would prefer self driving uber rather than individual ownership. And I wonder if buses (analogous to subway cars) offer any advantages.

Think of the average utilization of a subway tunnel. Despite the high density of people in a subway car, the vast majority of the tunnel is empty.

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