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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by eru on Sunday January 14, 2024 @11:17PM (#38997405)
Freight railroads are alive and well in the US. Incidentally, it's also the side of the railroad business that is mostly deregulated and privatised. The passenger business is nationalised, and frankly a basket case.
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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by justinjlynn on Sunday January 14, 2024 @11:19PM (#38997416)
(it's not a basket case because it's nationalised, it's nationalised because it's a basket case - thank the automotive industry - and it's a national security asset)
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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by eru on Monday January 15, 2024 @02:03AM (#38998153)
Freight railroads weren't always doing so well. They picked up a lot after deregulation.

Compare also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_the_privatisation_of... and see eg the share of rail in all transport.

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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by Eisenstein on Monday January 15, 2024 @03:43AM (#38998635)
You mean when they ditched their much-less-profitable passenger lines and forced the government to deal with them, then heavily consolidated?
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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by justinjlynn on Monday January 15, 2024 @07:56PM (#39008093)
Lobby to socialise or externalise all the costs. Work to privatise only the profits. Typical mode of operation.
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