Re:Driverless Hype Collides with Merciless Reality
by pacaro on Thursday September 13, 2018 @07:36PM
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The 520 bridge[1] cost approx. $4.5 billion
By way of contrast the Millau Viaduct[2] cost approx. €400 million and the Øresund Bridge[3] cost approx €2.6 billion — and represents an order of magnitude more engineering challenge.
Civil engineering in the US just seems to cost a lot more than in other developed countries.
By way of contrast the Millau Viaduct[2] cost approx. €400 million and the Øresund Bridge[3] cost approx €2.6 billion — and represents an order of magnitude more engineering challenge.
Civil engineering in the US just seems to cost a lot more than in other developed countries.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Point_Floating_Bridg...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Øresund_Bridge