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The limiting factor for increasing bus frequency and adding new routes is the lack of operators. Having self-driving buses will obviously help in cities. And g
by diebeforei485 3y ago
The limiting factor for increasing bus frequency and adding new routes is the lack of operators.
Having self-driving buses will obviously help in cities. And given the higher momentum, the margin for error is lower for self-driving buses and it's better to start with cars.
- danny_codes 3y agoThe limiting factor is money. Plenty of people are down to drive buses. But if you think about it a bus is just a gimped version of a light rail / subway. It holds less people, is less comfortable, more expensive to maintain and operate, and being a bus gives it no benefit at all over rail. The only reason buses exist is because we made some terrible design mistakes with cars.
- lotu 3y agoI’m not sure self driving buses are possible with out something approaching general AI. The bus driver needs to be able to respond in real time to questions like does this bus go to X. They also need to be able to communicate nonverbally with passengers waiting at bus stops.