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I know people dispute self-driving cars actual feasibility, but with some convergent infrastructure they are an inevitability for long-haul transport. Realisti
by AtlasBarfed 6y ago
I know people dispute self-driving cars actual feasibility, but with some convergent infrastructure they are an inevitability for long-haul transport.
Realistically how fast could america get its trains? 150 mph? And with long stops, how fast is that?
Meanwhile we can probably automate 100mph highway self driving, leave when you want, costs less, carry more luggage, can stop to see things along the way, can go more places and directions, and you have a car when you get there.
Long haul rail IMO is really just for cargo.
- freeone3000 6y ago> and you have a car when you get there. Yes, that's the entire problem. The congestion, parking issues, public cost, and pedestrian hostility of cars doesn't go away just because they get automated.
- ghaff 6y agoEven if you imagine cities with great mass transit, a ton of places that people go to are not cities and pretty much require personal transportation and this is hardly limited to the US.
- twobitshifter 6y agoRight evtol also seems to be ramping up. For the individuals direct transport is always going to be preferable. The cost for evtol is much lower than for rail or highways, however currently they require pilots which is a stumbling block.
- shalmanese 6y ago> Realistically how fast could america get its trains? 150 mph? Ah, yes. The height of American ambition is to aspire to a future train eventually reaching speeds 70% of what is considered normal elsewhere in the world.
- AtlasBarfed 6y agoAmerica is the land of rent extraction economics, so it actually makes sense. Now if you can just launch into space and fly over it... well then America has some innovation.