twopi
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- Comment on The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes | CNN Business 1 week ago:
Outside of mines or just in mines? I know that mines are becoming more automated but what about commercial routes.
- Comment on The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes | CNN Business 1 week ago:
I think you’re missing the general point.
In the cases you’ve described, having automated semis would not be feasible. Automated cars already have a hard time in San Fran and AZ cities with smooth asphalt as it is.
The places where automated semis make the most sense, i.e. large, well maintained highways connecting large urban centres, can be better served with automated railways.
The engineering is much simpler, fewer degrees of freedom and a much more constrained problem space (and hence constrained solution space), for automated railways than highways. Creating a safer environment for all. Also not having to deal with semis as an individual driver.
Railways (funded through private investment): aar.org/…/AAR-Rail-Network-Map-2025-1.jpg.webp
Highways (publicly owned, operated, maintained): www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/images/nhs.pdf
There is some good coverage with railroads, but as you said not nearly extensive as the public road network. But I bet you the vast majority (above 60%) are along corridors with railways. However two big hurdles need to be overcome, greater investment in throughput capacity and the fact that trucks can go from ware house to ware house.
However both issues can be solved.
- Comment on The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes | CNN Business 1 week ago:
Privatize gains, socialize losses. The Capitalist^TM^ way!
- Comment on The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes | CNN Business 1 week ago:
Why not make automated trains with their own dedicated right of way?
- Comment on It is the season soon 5 weeks ago:
Can redo the image to match OP?
- Comment on It is the season soon 5 weeks ago:
I thought it was the sun reflecting off the mirror of the truck not the sun going through the window and shooting out the headlights.
- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 1 month ago:
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- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 1 month ago:
No wonder. You have a 26 day old account. Welcome to the world babyface.
- Comment on Sell the sizzle, not the quake 1 month ago:
It looks like Paraguay needs a Luigi 🟢.
