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One could even eliminate the heavy and potential dangerous battery with some sort of overhead wire or rail contact. And since the cars can only move in one dire
by calaphos 5y ago
One could even eliminate the heavy and potential dangerous battery with some sort of overhead wire or rail contact.
And since the cars can only move in one direction within a tunnel, one could eliminate the need for steering by placing them on a set of rails. And maybe use some sort of automatic control system to make sure the train stops when needed. Wait..
- bserge 5y agoJust make sure to update your rail cars once in a while so you don't end up with old pieces of shit that lose power every few km and give you tinnitus when traveling underground. Like some German cities.
- iandanforth 5y agoYeah it's like you take a perfectly good argument "we should be able to make tunnels more efficiently" and then throw in Tesla fan-boyism and it just shuts off the critical thinking centers of the brain.
- Dig1t 5y agoWhile I agree your argument sounds good and probably works for many cases, the fact is that I would use the system described in the Tesla scenario and I would never ride a subway in a place like Texas or Los Angeles. Public transport is absolutely gross and legitimately scary in Los Angeles. However, if I could stay in my car I would totally use this system, also having your car at your destination is incredibly useful and not something you can do with a subway. IMO they both serve different needs.