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> guide wheels that can be attached to the front tires of autonomous, electric cars, steadying the vehicles as they move forward through tunnels." So the o-Bah
by Crosseye_Jack 8y ago
> guide wheels that can be attached to the front tires of autonomous, electric cars, steadying the vehicles as they move forward through tunnels."
So the o-Bahn Busways in Aus, just underground....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Bahn_Busway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Bahn_Busway
https://youtu.be/X89WSVjyBRw https://youtu.be/X89WSVjyBRw
- konschubert 8y agoGuys, guys, hear me out. I have a crazy idea. What if we use special cars only for the tunnel with some kind of ride sharing system? and then we put the cars on rails? This keeps them on track and also the rolling friction is much lower. Also, we could continuously charge the battery of the car if we have some kind of wire going alongside the tunnel and a slip contact. Actually we could make the cars much bigger as well, so they can hold more people. Get me patent lawyer.
- lawlessone 8y agoamazing idea, i suggest we also reduce the size of the battery as it won't really be needed unless there is a power failure.
- otorrillas 8y agoIt looks like you've just invented the underground...
- shshhdhs 8y agoI read it as being sarcastic. I expect that OP knew this :-)
- Spivak 8y agoIf you can figure out how to let people transport their vehicles through your tunnel without your car having to make scheduled stops, or follow a single path then you've got a business.
- konschubert 8y agoOkay, I see your point.
- undersuit 8y agoIf you want to transport your car somewhere there are already lots of business that exist, but I guess I could try to make another one.