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minus-squareMr_Blott@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 days agoI 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
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoMost trains aren’t public transit, either. They’re freight haulers.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·16 days agoEurope 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.
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
Most trains aren’t public transit, either. They’re freight haulers.
Ha ha yep
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.