tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post800974957904585609..comments2023-12-09T20:20:20.187+10:00Comments on BrizCommuter: Will QR's Rail Fail impact Cross River Rail's opening?BrizCommuterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579844974945172195noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-33803925326607783902018-03-12T10:01:25.757+10:002018-03-12T10:01:25.757+10:00To run driverless trains, you need a:
- Fully grad...To run driverless trains, you need a:<br />- Fully grade-separated right-of-way - no level crossings and so forth<br />- Fully separated from other rail traffic, including freight and driver-operated rolling stock<br />- Level platforms and so forth, to provide assistance - AI can only look where it is told to look<br />- To overcome the 'Queensland Effect' - union resistance, general public resistance, stuff-ups by the government etc.<br />I can't see any of these forthcoming on QR's network, so I think we're stuck with drivers for the forseeable future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259450140022648201.post-74654563730328166792018-03-10T12:11:06.168+10:002018-03-10T12:11:06.168+10:00Considering the advances in driverless technology,...Considering the advances in driverless technology, we may not have to worry because I think that within a decade, most public transport operators - especially rail - will opt for driverless rolling stock. Less time to program an AI than to train a driver (I mean seriously 18 months to train a driver?).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770141566960383596noreply@blogger.com