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Some quick math: A city bus costs ~$250k[1] and should last ~10 years[1]. If the bus runs 12 hours a day, that is ~43000 hours of driving you have to pay for.
by dahfizz 5y ago
Some quick math:
A city bus costs ~$250k[1] and should last ~10 years[1].
If the bus runs 12 hours a day, that is ~43000 hours of driving you have to pay for. So even if drivers earn minimum wage (I assume a CDL'd driver would earn significantly more), you end up paying more for the driver than the bus.
[1] https://www.codot.gov/programs/innovativemobility/assets/commuterchoices/documents/trandir_transit.pdf https://www.codot.gov/programs/innovativemobility/assets/com...
- aqme28 5y agoYeah that works out for buses to my surprise, but I'd be even more surprised if it held up for trains of any form.
- aurizon 5y agoMake that an electric self driving bus and the wages tend towards zero, being some clean/tidy/check etc. Even that can be reduced since you know each passenger and his payment card ID and if he dropped a wrapper/cup = added fee on the card - this invigilation would coerce people to dispose in the self emptying bin at the depot. Thus a great economy would ensue and would dramatically reduce the costs = lower fees = more users. Bus routes tend to run on good main roads(there are exceptions) and are easier for self drive systems.