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Re:Just press go: designing a self-driving vehicle by jacquesm on Wednesday May 28, 2014 @03:52AM (#7808868)
Trainstations are somewhat controlled, bus-stops are not, they can be just about anywhere.
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Re:Just press go: designing a self-driving vehicle by masklinn on Wednesday May 28, 2014 @05:16AM (#7809047)
Which is relevant to the difficulty of designing a self-driving bus, but says nothing about any driver responsibilities outside of driving.
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Re:Just press go: designing a self-driving vehicle by robryk on Wednesday May 28, 2014 @07:03AM (#7809302)
Not really. In case of a problem on board a train (unrelated to train's motion; for example, a medical emergency or a rowdy passenger), the train can usually be met by someone at the next station. In case of a bus, much more often there is no one to meet it at the next bus stop.
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