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There are already examples of routeless public transport, which is in third world countries with private, relatively poor quality mini bus based public transpor
by Tiktaalik 9y ago
There are already examples of routeless public transport, which is in third world countries with private, relatively poor quality mini bus based public transport. As transit systems become more developed they graduate toward fixed routes with larger capacity buses because it is the most efficient way of transporting people. This is why we've seen Lyft move toward this as well (reinventing the bus).
It will be interesting to see how autonomous vehicles change public transit as the technology develops, but I would not be surprised if the utopian vision of public transit that delivers the user to their exact destination never becomes a reality.
- justinjlynn 9y agoIt's sadly likely to be true that, unless someone finds some way to implement corruption features in such a system, that it is unlikely to replace taxi, private and mass transport. However, one can dream.
- icebraining 9y agoAh, but why is it more efficient? Sure, there's some energy savings, but not that much. The main reason is having fewer drivers per passenger. But when there are no drivers, that doesn't apply.
- Tiktaalik 9y agoThe main efficiency comes from simplifying the route. Routing to the exact final destination takes too much time. People seem to think algorithms and computers will change this fact, but this hasn't appeared yet and is unlikely to.
- icebraining 9y agoWho cares if it takes time, if car time becomes cheap? That's the whole point. Time is not a cost in itself, the cost comes from the resources being spent during that time. If the resources/time ratio drops, the total cost remains the same even as you expand the time used.