Re:GM self-driving tech unit Cruise laying off about 8% of s...
by sida on Thursday May 14, 2020 @06:51PM
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> I bet if you did a study and ran the numbers, it would be cheaper to put down rail on existing roads and make them rail-car only, automate those and subsidize rail cars
Guess what, these people have run the numbers
> solve any real transport issues compared to traditional mass transit
I think that's thinking small. Why can't self-driving be applied to mass transit.
Let's take out all the cars and replace them with 15 passenger self-driving vans. And set up many stops that are dynamically routed by UberPool. You can get convenience of a car, the cost of a bus and far less pollution.
Guess what, these people have run the numbers
> solve any real transport issues compared to traditional mass transit
I think that's thinking small. Why can't self-driving be applied to mass transit.
Let's take out all the cars and replace them with 15 passenger self-driving vans. And set up many stops that are dynamically routed by UberPool. You can get convenience of a car, the cost of a bus and far less pollution.