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Imagine how expensive it would be to install a new system of piping throughout the city, including equipment to move the packets along and sort them at each of
by johan_larson 12y ago
Imagine how expensive it would be to install a new system of piping throughout the city, including equipment to move the packets along and sort them at each of the junctions. And to carry physical goods, these would have to be big pipes, probably at least 50 cm in diameter.
Probably the best bet would be to piggyback on the subway system, since they already have tunnels dug. People could send and pick up packages at subway stops. And maybe subway trains could add special freight cars.
But still, we are talking major expenses, and negotiations with God knows how many slow-moving bureaucracies.
- Argorak 12y agoWhile not locally, you can use Deutsche Bahn as a courier in Germany. You just deliver the package to the next train station and they put it on the next train to your destination. It's a bit expensive, but the trains run hourly for most capital cities and until around midnight, and are quite fast.