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0 pointsfragmede1y ago0 comments

Once the technology exists and is proven, the only thing stopping public transportation from being automated with the same technology is their union.

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shafyy1y ago

I doubt that the reason public transport is not as prevalent e.g. in the US as in some European countries is the cost of the driver. The fixed costs of operating a train or a bus must be many many times more.

zahlman1y ago

Subways and light rail already have such automation in many places. For example in Montreal: https://rem.info/en/light-rail

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0 pointsfragmede1y ago0 comments

Once the technology exists and is proven, the only thing stopping public transportation from being automated with the same technology is their union.

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shafyy1y ago

zahlman1y ago

Subways and light rail already have such automation in many places. For example in Montreal: https://rem.info/en/light-rail

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