San Francisco raises Tesla 'self-driving' safety concerns as public test nears

Re:San Francisco raises Tesla 'self-driving' safety concerns... by hexatin on Sunday September 26, 2021 @10:02PM (#28666379)

> You can also have specialized "sleeper cars" that get you to your destination overnight, fresh and ready.

Trains have had this capability for decades, and that is a very mature technology, with the upside of also carrying far more people at a time than a car-based system would.

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Re:San Francisco raises Tesla 'self-driving' safety concerns... by inglor_cz on Monday September 27, 2021 @03:18AM (#28667974)

I have taken them several times. Prague-Warsaw, Prague-Frankfurt, Vienna-Venezia, Prague-Tatras, Prague-Krakow.

First of all, trains shake a lot. I could at best take hourly naps, it was better than nothing, but far from optimal. The loud proclamations of station speakers whenever you stop somewhere do not help your sleep either.

Second, night trains are a paradise for opportunistic thieves. Yes, it is a solvable problem, but I haven't seen it solved.

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