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Why self-driving trains are much easier to implement, yet there are not that many systems capable of doing that? Many newer metro lines are GoA 2 or 3, theoreti
by qwezxcrty 4y ago
Why self-driving trains are much easier to implement, yet there are not that many systems capable of doing that?
Many newer metro lines are GoA 2 or 3, theoretically capable of running autonomously, but they always require a driver in the loop.
My partial answer is, making an extremely reliable system is hard. If someone wrote a deadly bug even only happen at a very corner case, it still can kill people. And it's quite hard to prove there isn't such bugs.
- konschubert 4y agoRegulations. Nobody ever got fired for buying microsoft or for requiring a driver in the seat.
- gretch 4y agoWe don’t half self driving trains because there’s far, far less incentive. You only need 1 or 2 drivers for a huge train carrying a lot of ppl/stuff. Optimizing away the driving barely reduces the cost of operating the train as a whole. With cars, everyone drives themselves. There’s a lot more driving happening and so if you can automate that away, you create more value.