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A Subway line will always be an order of magnitude more efficient than a system where each individual is in a separate vehicle, self driving or not.
by statguy 8y ago
A Subway line will always be an order of magnitude more efficient than a system where each individual is in a separate vehicle, self driving or not.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoDepends on utilization and capacity needs. A subway is an incredibly much more inefficient use of capital if it only needs to handle a few passengers an hour between fixed points, let alone non fixed ones.
- statguy 8y agoSure, it dosen't make sense to build subway lines to replace all roads/highways. However, as bobthepanda's comment says, once the demand on a route exceeds a threshold, mass transit wins by a mile.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoYes, but parent used an unqualified “always” without any room for additional context.