Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoBerlin’s plan for driverless magnetic trains derided by climate groupswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down110
arrow-up1189arrow-down1external-linkBerlin’s plan for driverless magnetic trains derided by climate groupswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareMirshe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·2 years agoI’m not sold on “driverless”. Even if it’s being monitored 24/7 by some dude in Brussels or whatever, there’s really no substitute for having someone PHYISCALLY on that train, in control, in case of an emergency or something.
minus-squarefaercol@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoThere’s been driverless subway for decades though, if it’s intracity travel (which seems the case here), then it makes sense. Maglev doesn’t, as many pointed out
minus-squareFarceOfWill@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoSomeone will have to be there still, but they can do more useful things than sit in a box staring at signals
I’m not sold on “driverless”. Even if it’s being monitored 24/7 by some dude in Brussels or whatever, there’s really no substitute for having someone PHYISCALLY on that train, in control, in case of an emergency or something.
There’s been driverless subway for decades though, if it’s intracity travel (which seems the case here), then it makes sense.
Maglev doesn’t, as many pointed out
Someone will have to be there still, but they can do more useful things than sit in a box staring at signals