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Not really, autonomy is probably not the way to go. One could easily drive all trains remotely, like kids playing with a toy probably since electric trains exi
by scantis 5y ago
Not really, autonomy is probably not the way to go.
One could easily drive all trains remotely, like kids playing with a toy probably since electric trains exist.
We still prefer human drivers all over the world, except for some systems. Those need to be very small or closed to be safe enough. Having a driver and personal has many advantages especially for unforeseen events.
Autonomous vehicles may have the advantages in safety when nothing unforseen happens, but they can cause catastrophic chain reaktions. As critical infrastructure autonomous driving vehicles are an easy target, play them the right radar sequence and they will stop moving or endanger others.
- GrigoriyMikh 5y agoThat would be the perfect scenario. Technology that improves safety and keeps jobs.
- Ekaros 5y agoWe could even have planes flying fully autonomous. And that is airliners. Still we don't for relatively rare cases. Actually I'm most doubtful about ships being autonomous. As they have big and complex machinery inside, with higher maintenance burden than any other type of transport. You can check plane after each flight and risk scenarios for cars and trains are not that critical. Send an other unit to pick broken one down. But ships spend weeks on seas, and everyone should work automatically? Seems bit dubious