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[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 4 points 12 hours ago

That's not most trains. Those are highly specialized and constrained applications. There are already self-driving taxis in certain defined city areas, so they're still ahead by that standard.

[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 4 points 11 hours ago

I was in Barcelona last month and the metro was automated. Some trams in Switzerland too when I was there two months ago

I'm not a city person but I assumed that was just normal now.

Dunno if you're from NA but if so just remember you might be a decade behind on public transport

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 9 hours ago

Most trains aren't public transit, either. They're freight haulers.

[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 1 points 7 hours ago

Dunno if you're from NA

Ha ha yep

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 1 points 6 hours ago

Europe has freight trains too.

I don't see why this is a point worth quibbling about. The "gag" is that rails are designed for self-driving vehicles, but most trains are not self-driving. It's only relatively recently that any of them are.

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