GameboyRMH said:
Turns out there are more than I thought in fact. Here's a list of fully autonomous passenger trains:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automated_urban_metro_subway_systems#Grade-of-Automation_4_systems
Those aren't trains. Those are airport shuttles.
As for risk...essentially all subways, commuter rail, and freight rail in this country uses a human operator. As you point out, risk (read: legal) is a major reason. I'd argue the risk associated with autonomous passenger vehicles is much greater.
I have used lane departure assist and adaptive cruise control on a flat, lightly trafficked highway, and it...mostly worked. I could see that being a "in the next 10 years" thing (autonomous highway). We'll see.
mtn
MegaDork
2/13/19 10:52 a.m.
volvoclearinghouse said:
GameboyRMH said:
Turns out there are more than I thought in fact. Here's a list of fully autonomous passenger trains:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automated_urban_metro_subway_systems#Grade-of-Automation_4_systems
Those aren't trains. Those are airport shuttles.
As for risk...essentially all subways, commuter rail, and freight rail in this country uses a human operator. As you point out, risk (read: legal) is a major reason. I'd argue the risk associated with autonomous passenger vehicles is much greater.
I have used lane departure assist and adaptive cruise control on a flat, lightly trafficked highway, and it...mostly worked. I could see that being a "in the next 10 years" thing (autonomous highway). We'll see.
Why does an airport tram not count? But in any case:
Not an airport shuttle, here in the USA
Another
College campus this time
How would we gamble without them?
In any case, I would be surprised if my wife and I don't own an autonomous car by 2035. Will it be fully autonomous? I doubt it. I doubt that they'll be able to figure out my parents driveway at their vacation home, although by that point they may be able to--Teslas autopilot is damn impressive.
In reply to mtn :
Heheh...I've worked a bit on that Morgantown people mover. There are some very period you tube videos on it. I don't know that it really qualifies as 'autonomous'....it's more of a glorified horizontal elevator.
