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Trains solved this ages ago. More US cities should be investing in mass transit. Self-driving is a long tail problem because the number of things that can go wr
by camjohnson26 6y ago
Trains solved this ages ago. More US cities should be investing in mass transit. Self-driving is a long tail problem because the number of things that can go wrong is infinite. Keeping the cars on tracks reduces the complexity substantially.
- leetcrew 6y agotrains are a great solution for point-to-point links between two dense areas (eg, city center to city center or intra-city transit). given that GP has a 120 mi commute, it's a fairly safe bet that they either live or work in a sparse area that would not be well served by a train. the appeal of a train drops off pretty fast if you have to drive to the station.
- kortilla 6y agoTrains didn’t solve this, they just made different problems. With trains you’re beholden to the schedules and the routes. They require dense living and comfort being packed in train cars with strangers.
- burlesona 6y agoFWIW, while this is a representative description of trains in the US, it’s now how they work everywhere. When I lived in Italy there was very regular service from my little town to the nearby major cities, and while the trains were well-used they weren’t ever “packed.” We could have a similar train network if we wanted one, we just don’t want one enough to pay for it.
- Fricken 6y agoThose aren't problems, they're solutions. The problem is in your head.
- kortilla 6y agoNo, schedules are absolutely a limitation