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I sincerely doubt self driving vehicles would outperform light rail in that role. They’d still need a track, they need charging, they still require loading and
by Xylakant 9y ago
I sincerely doubt self driving vehicles would outperform light rail in that role. They’d still need a track, they need charging, they still require loading and unloading. Light rail provides a track, continuous electricity and has a higher loading capacity as well since it doesn’t need to lug batteries around.
- Animats 9y agoTunnel construction track usually isn't powered. Tunnel construction locomotives are usually battery powered.[1] The Channel Tunnel did use overhead wire during construction, but that was an unusually long tunnel with no intermediate access points.[2] [1] http://www.zslocomotive.com/locomotive/ http://www.zslocomotive.com/locomotive/ [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel_Tunnel_construction_locomotive_at_NRM_York_-_DSC07768.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Channel_Tunnel_const...