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I know that “just put it on a freight train” doesn’t solve every logistics problem but it does kind of address this one. Maybe their solution should be focused
by linkjuice4all 3y ago
I know that “just put it on a freight train” doesn’t solve every logistics problem but it does kind of address this one. Maybe their solution should be focused on improving transloading between truck and train and using autonomous trucking to solve the “last mile(s)” problem for trains.
- creer 3y agoTrucking and railroads have been competing for a long time. The current balance is not random. By this I mean, significantly shifting it might be a harder problem than self-driving. For sure it is now a harder problem than human driving.
- nine_k 3y agoThe US have a well-developed and really busy network of freight trains. Trains already carry a lot of stuff that's economical to carry by train, especially bulk goods.
- jmspring 3y agoOh I think the major rail lines should be used for long haul cargo traffic Salt Lake -> Reno -> Sacramento -> Bay Area would be one example an keep it off mountain roads.