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minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·9 months agoThe end goal of robo-taxis is to shuttle people between the home/destination and the train station.
minus-squareSeekPie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoWouldn’t buses/trams be more efficient at that? They move more than 1 person to their desired destination.
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·9 months agoThat would be more efficient, but there are enough places with no bus or tram. And then you have services that are infrequent or shut down early and could use some help.
minus-squareContrarianTrail@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-29 months agoNeither takes you and your bags to your front door. Cars move more than 1 person too.
minus-squarePrandom_returns@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoImagine needing to get back home from a train station, but there are 13 people that will need to be dropped-off before you, at their individual homes.
minus-squarePraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoSo, exactly like when I was a kid riding the school bus and our household was the first one on in the morning and the last one off in the afternoon.
minus-squarePrandom_returns@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoOh, interesting, maybe. I’ve never been on a school bus, we just used regular buses.
The end goal of robo-taxis is to shuttle people between the home/destination and the train station.
Wouldn’t buses/trams be more efficient at that? They move more than 1 person to their desired destination.
That would be more efficient, but there are enough places with no bus or tram. And then you have services that are infrequent or shut down early and could use some help.
Neither takes you and your bags to your front door. Cars move more than 1 person too.
Imagine needing to get back home from a train station, but there are 13 people that will need to be dropped-off before you, at their individual homes.
So, exactly like when I was a kid riding the school bus and our household was the first one on in the morning and the last one off in the afternoon.
Oh, interesting, maybe.
I’ve never been on a school bus, we just used regular buses.