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> Autonomous buses should be within reach this decade. Or we could just deploy more buses, more bicycle lanes and reduce car reliance right now? "A gadgetb
by jakecopp 7y ago
> Autonomous buses should be within reach this decade.
Or we could just deploy more buses, more bicycle lanes and reduce car reliance right now?
"A gadgetbahn is a speculative transportation concept that proposes to solve planning and financial issues via some sort of magical techno-fix, likely some technology that doesn’t even exist yet.
Classic examples of gadgetbahns are: monorails, “personal rapid transit”, maglevs, or the newest addition to the family, the “hyperloop”." [1]
[1]: http://www.cat-bus.com/2017/12/gadgetbahn/ http://www.cat-bus.com/2017/12/gadgetbahn/
- chrisco255 7y agoMost cities are deploying buses. However, there are big problems with buses. The hours are variable. If you're lucky enough to live in an urban core (which most Americans don't), you can find reliable transportation via bus. If you find yourself in the suburbs like most people, bus routes are spotty and there's limited to no post peak hour support. Labor is one of the most significant costs of running a bus. We've got semi-autonomous cars on the road today. This isn't some far off tech. This is imminent. And it would be theoretically easier for a bus to run a predictable route autonomously than what they're doing with Teslas and Waymos already.