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Re:Driverless Cars Get Green Light in California by hammock on Tuesday September 25, 2012 @10:32PM (#4573938)
> Alternatively, in say 20 years or so, going to Miami which would take 21 hours (at 65-70 mph), could probably be done on an overnight sleeper-car (at probably something more like 120-130mph).

Believe it or not we already have this. It's an Amtrak train between DC and central Florida. You are a passenger aboard the train but your car comes with you! http://www.amtrak.com/auto-train

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Re:Driverless Cars Get Green Light in California by mseebach2 on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @04:08AM (#4574654)
Let me guess, this costs quite a bit more than flying and renting a car for a week?

This is not a cheap stab at US rail, I looked into this on the similar service that the German railways offer - and it did not make financial sense over flight+rental.

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