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SkyTrain in Vancouver, BC for example is fully automated. It works well unless there are issues with track or sensors, at which point it has to be driven manual

by bpye 7y ago

SkyTrain in Vancouver, BC for example is fully automated. It works well unless there are issues with track or sensors, at which point it has to be driven manually.

actf 7y ago
The SkyTrain is a great example of how easily transportation technology infrastructure fails during even slightly unexpected circumstances. The trains were inoperable for multiple times this past week, for hours at a time due to snow storms. Trains aren't exactly new technology, yet here we are with them still not functioning properly during what was actually a pretty routine snow storm. It doesn't leave me very optimistic for self driving cars, which will be significantly more compliced technology.
- rkagerer 7y ago
  I agree with your point, although I don't think "slightly unexpected" is fair in this case. For non-locals, Vancouver and the region was hit with pretty heavy snowfall, ice and wind that week. Sources Footage of conditions in the city: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek8dN9AoGbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek8dN9AoGbo Hydro woes and 150km/h winds in the region: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-alerts-transit-delays-and-schools-closed-in-metro-vancouver https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-al... Transit status snapshot: https://www.vancourier.com/news/metro-vancouver-snow-results-in-commuter-chaos-travel-advisories-1.24053223 https://www.vancourier.com/news/metro-vancouver-snow-results... School closures, Blizzard warning: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-alerts-transit-delays-and-schools-closed-in-metro-vancouver https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-al... Interviews about the ice buildup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgx99k585s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgx99k585s Finally, a bit of fun; how Canadians deal with weather: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video-shows-people-skiing-snowboarding-on-the-streets-of-east-vancouver-1.4765309 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video-shows-people-skiing-snowboarding...

by bpye 7y ago

SkyTrain in Vancouver, BC for example is fully automated. It works well unless there are issues with track or sensors, at which point it has to be driven manually.

actf 7y ago

The SkyTrain is a great example of how easily transportation technology infrastructure fails during even slightly unexpected circumstances. The trains were inoperable for multiple times this past week, for hours at a time due to snow storms. Trains aren't exactly new technology, yet here we are with them still not functioning properly during what was actually a pretty routine snow storm. It doesn't leave me very optimistic for self driving cars, which will be significantly more compliced technology.

rkagerer 7y ago
I agree with your point, although I don't think "slightly unexpected" is fair in this case. For non-locals, Vancouver and the region was hit with pretty heavy snowfall, ice and wind that week. Sources Footage of conditions in the city: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek8dN9AoGbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek8dN9AoGbo Hydro woes and 150km/h winds in the region: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-alerts-transit-delays-and-schools-closed-in-metro-vancouver https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-al... Transit status snapshot: https://www.vancourier.com/news/metro-vancouver-snow-results-in-commuter-chaos-travel-advisories-1.24053223 https://www.vancourier.com/news/metro-vancouver-snow-results... School closures, Blizzard warning: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-alerts-transit-delays-and-schools-closed-in-metro-vancouver https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/snow-day-highway-al... Interviews about the ice buildup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgx99k585s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWgx99k585s Finally, a bit of fun; how Canadians deal with weather: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video-shows-people-skiing-snowboarding-on-the-streets-of-east-vancouver-1.4765309 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video-shows-people-skiing-snowboarding...