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Re:On Being Indispensable by amelius on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @06:36AM (#30697187)
> "Hey, I need a bus from X to Y some time between 6 and 7 every workday for the next six months, which time and pickup location is cheapest?"

They could even make it so that the people who actually take the bus negotiate the time and place.

This would be great for events outside the city.

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Re:On Being Indispensable by MagnumOpus on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @09:56AM (#30698863)
This is what Citymapper's Smartbus tried to do in 2017 - regulations don't make it easy, so negotiations with the municipal authority and Transport for London are still ongoing...
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Re:On Being Indispensable by jodrellblank on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @01:41PM (#30701741)
“Imagine if you could hire a bus”?

You can; groups of people hire a mini bus or coach and negotiate where and when it travels all the time for social events, work parties, school trips, etc.

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