07-16-2020, 11:51 AM
(07-16-2020, 11:19 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(07-16-2020, 10:37 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Autonomous vehicles as such are no better for public transit than taxis or Uber: they would still be inefficient (albeit with no drivers needed), cause congestion and need road capacity. Maybe larger, shared autonomous vehicles, say, the size of a bus ... ?
That depends on the application. Autonomous vehicles would hypothetically be great for low-volume public transit. For example, getting from St. Agatha to Plattsville. They have no place substituting for any rail service or even a busy bus line.
Are you envisioning a scheduled, shared service, or an on-demand service?