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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
Flexibility. Automated buses could use transit only tunnels in dense urban areas then spread out on their own routes on roads outside of it.
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And I reckon emergency vehicles might be able to get a use out of them as well
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Originally Posted by CanSpice
Why can't buses being driven by humans do that?
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Well, for starters, a bus driven by a human needs a human that is trained to operate said bus, and that human needs to be compensated for it, and they need to be compensated fairly. And because they are a human, they are vulnerable to things like injury, illness, and death, as well as plain old occasionally being unable to be present and punctual to operate said vehicle, usually as a result of the things they are vulnerable to.
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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
Imagine a ton of autonomous buses driving around, various sizes. There are no fixed routes and times. You open up the app say "I'm here and want to go there". The system works it's magic and says a bus will be there in x mins to take you and drop you at your destination (or maybe a "station" in a busy downtown) and will cost xyz. It's less convenient than Uber and will take longer as it picks up and drops off others, but that will be reflected in the cost.
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You mean like a very small vehicle, one capable of transporting a passenger and the passengers belongings?
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