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We can already telepresence into the meeting. I moderately understand your argument, but I think the parent is talking about meetings you have to be in physical
by blang 9y ago
We can already telepresence into the meeting. I moderately understand your argument, but I think the parent is talking about meetings you have to be in physically. And if your argument is "Why do you have to be there physically" I would counter that if you don't have to be there physically why do you ever need to get into a self driving car.
- throwaway76543 9y agoI can't telepresence into a meeting while I'm driving, or while I'm on public transit. Being able to videoconference during my commute would be an enormous boon.
- maccard 9y agoWhy not? We regularly have people join in in calls from home/on trains. They just have to mute when they're not speaking.
- kosievdmerwe 9y agoBecause confidential information is a thing.
- fixermark 9y agoI'm curious what Utopia you live in that has network coverage reliable enough in subway tunnels or on trains going through rural communities to make teleconferencing from mass transit a tractable solution. ;) (No, but more seriously: I'm a bit envious that this is working for your teams. It's completely impractical in the East Coast US cities I've frequented).
- freeone3000 9y agoMontreal->Toronto corridor has complete coverage (unless you take the route through Windsor). 4G LTE the entire way.
- redfern314 9y agoIn the SF Bay Area, Caltrain is aboveground and is more than quiet enough to call into meetings. Think NYC's MetroNorth, there's no reason you wouldn't be able to make a call until you get into the tunnels near Manhattan. On the other hand, BART is underground with signal repeaters just about all the way through - but it's very noisy so you could call in and listen but probably not contribute. If your transit system is underground without repeaters though, I agree that you're out of luck. I can't imagine trying to take a call on the T.
- audreyt 9y agoHere in Taiwan, we also offer free Wi-Fi access across the High Speed Rails system (~180mph, ~200 miles of coverage), reliable enough even in tunnels, as of this year.