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Understandably, this is focusing on the driving of traditional, 5(+/-) passenger vehicles. Is there a reason more work isn't done on driving buses and other hig
by tabeth 10y ago
Understandably, this is focusing on the driving of traditional, 5(+/-) passenger vehicles. Is there a reason more work isn't done on driving buses and other high(er) occupancy vehicles?
I would also imagine self driving a bus would be simpler, as unlike cars, they have mechanisms to change the flow of traffic themselves (some buses have stop signs, plus bus only lanes, bus stops, etc.).
- adrianN 10y agoThe problem is not significantly easier for buses and the market is much smaller.
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoHigher occupancy vehicles are already well amortized, and they don't really have parking problems. But it will happen eventually.
- nkoren 10y agoThat work is being done, and arguably is much closer to commercial deployment. It just doesn't get as much publicity, because people love cars. Examples: 1. http://www.2getthere.eu/ http://www.2getthere.eu/ 2. http://easymile.com/ http://easymile.com/ 3. http://navya.tech/ http://navya.tech/ 4. https://localmotors.com/olli/ https://localmotors.com/olli/
- erikpukinskis 10y agoHigh occupancy vehicles have to drive fixed routes, and will have lower occupancy than a fleet of smaller vehicles that can provide exactly the number of seats needed. This means they'll only be useful on high traffic corridors, like between urban centers. But they compete with light rail for that use. I expect they to be squeezed mostly out of existence from both sides by rail and autonomous cars. They'll lose on cost, efficiency, and convenience to one or the other in almost every category of travel.