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Re:After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using ... by IshKebab on Saturday December 08, 2018 @07:50PM (#18638479)
Because trains don't go door to door. Obviously.

Except in lucky places with great underground railways you basically have awkward last-mile journeys where you have to take a taxi or hit a car or take a bus and that adds a lot of time to the journey.

It would be great if there were trains everywhere but frankly that's even harder than making a reliable driverless car.

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Re:After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using ... by wongarsu on Saturday December 08, 2018 @08:12PM (#18638601)
Which is why driverless cars are great for bringing people from and to public transport. They are a great ingredient for improving public transport, but they don't replace it (at least as soon as road capacity becomes an issue).
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