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The article doesn't mention one more thing that automation might bring: flexibility in working hours. Automated trains could work an extra hour for routes and d
by k_bx 7y ago
The article doesn't mention one more thing that automation might bring: flexibility in working hours. Automated trains could work an extra hour for routes and districts that would benefit from it, or it could also be not working, e.g. extra trains that only work in peak hours.
This is especially true in the context of self-driving cars, but might be true for Metro as well.
- bryanlarsen 7y agoThe first comment on the article mentioned that the automated sky train in Vancouver comes every 2 minutes even at 1AM. Sounds like an awesome benefit.
- bluGill 7y agoThat is the biggest benefit. When you already have an automated train and it isn't in the shop for maintenance the cost to run it empty is low enough that you may as well run it instead of store it. This means that people feel more confident in the system overall and are more likely to use it. That is automated trains eliminate the "what if I have to work really late - how will I get home" problem.