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If only we had other technologies for moving heavy things without using concrete roads
by Groxx 2y ago
If only we had other technologies for moving heavy things without using concrete roads
- stefan_ 2y agoTechnology that was infinitely more efficient and safer, even
- gruez 2y agoDrones? For last mile delivery roads are the only game in town.
- nradov 2y agoThe USA already moves a higher percentage of freight by rail than almost any other country. But rail could never work for time-sensitive loads or last mile delivery.
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoYou would be amazed at how much FedEx, UPS, and Amazon traffic moves by train. BNSF (at least) even has "guaranteed delivery" trains. Last mile I will give you. Those shippers use trailers and containers on railroad cars, and trucks do the last mile delivery.
- Groxx 2y agoPerhaps they could make the rail lines and machinery smaller. One might even consider such rail to be "light", in comparison. I'm sure it's pure coincidence that many cities already have rail lines going down roads in city centers. They probably just built the city around a historical freight line, and haven't bothered to remove it.
- yyyk 2y agoHorses? I don't see how you really solve last mile.
- HeyLaughingBoy 2y agoHuh? I've had horses in my basement. The last mile was solved centuries ago.