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And it's best not to think about what happens if a car stops for any reason, or worse, catches fire. I do not believe any escape hatches were part of the demo a
by carlivar 8y ago
And it's best not to think about what happens if a car stops for any reason, or worse, catches fire. I do not believe any escape hatches were part of the demo and cost calculations.
- npunt 8y agoTunnels looked wide enough to get out and walk thru. They’ll need ventilation and will probably get maint / esc hatches for regs. Dunno about ADA. Didn’t seem like a detail worth hashing out in a debut tho.
- carlivar 8y agoAgreed not necessary in the demo, but should acknowledge this in the cost information.
- npunt 8y agoTrue, lots of info yet disclosed & some impt questions raised. Seems like an Elon intro where it’s vision first and then lots of details sorted out later and/or changed last minute (lookin at you BFR).
- King-Aaron 8y agoDevil's advocate chiming in here... What happens if you're in an enclosed tube, like in say a commercial airliner, and it stops suddenly or catches fire?
- carlivar 8y agoFor starters, other vehicles don't get backed up behind you.
- youngtaff 8y agoThere's escape options - whether you can use them depends on a number of factors Challenge with Elon's tunnel is you're stuck underground with no escape options, and maybe nowhere for the smoke to go As well as escape options most tunnels in EU, also have smoke extraction, fresh air insertion options which help make it easier for passengers to evacuate. Tunnel fires (even miles from anywhere) are survivable with the right design - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Channel_Tunnel_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Channel_Tunnel_fire
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoVolatile materials (eg lithium) are heavily regulated on commercial airliners. Not to mention the maintenance schedules and other safety regulations.