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Originally Posted by aberdeen5698
Automatic train control in protected rights of way is a mature technology, but even the most aggressive systems rely on a "moving block" exclusive occupancy that guarantees enough distance for a following vehicle to come to a safe stop in the event of a failure. Yet we're somehow expected to believe that autonomous vehicles in a much harsher threat environment are going to magically be able to zip around with merely a few feet of separation and whiz through intersections in an interleaved pattern at full speed?
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The distance between trains is required because of dwell times. You think Skytrain vehicles are separated by 90 seconds or more because that's how much breaking distance they need?
A virtual train of autonomous vehicles has much lower capacity than an actual train but has no dwell times to deal with. Nobody said these vehicles are going to zip full speed in an interleaved pattern through intersections where there are pedestrians. Where did you get that from?
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