Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never happen'

Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by Digory on Saturday January 18, 2020 @03:19PM (#22086856)

I suppose the car crowd would say environmental factors tilt toward cars over airplanes.

In the US, trains are for freight. It would cost too much to create a new passenger rail network compared to automating existing intercity roads.

Now, increasing the throughput of rail using self-driving trains could make a bundle in the US.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by dpflan on Saturday January 18, 2020 @03:23PM (#22086894)

Self driving trains seems like an excellent problem space. Are you aware of any companies working on this?

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by DasIch on Saturday January 18, 2020 @03:30PM (#22086944)

Self driving trains already exist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_train_operation

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by niftich on Saturday January 18, 2020 @03:34PM (#22086977)

Lots [1][2]. These have seen most deployment in closed networks (e.g. subways, or remote mining railways [3]), but experiments on "normal" interconnected networks are ongoing.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_train_operation [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automated_train_system... [3] https://www.railwaygazette.com/australasia/rio-tinto-complet...

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by genezeta on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:15PM (#22087274)

Subway is already driver-less in a number of cities around the world. In others the drivers are still there but don't actually drive the train.

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