Driverless trucks with no humans on board will soon cruise Texas highways if three startup firms have their way, despite objections from critics who say financial pressures, not safety, is behind the timetable.
Great idea. Now we need to address the politics of who is paying for the new infrastructure, who will be collecting taxes on it across multiple boundaries (each with their own interests), and how to time share the tracks with others. Then we need to update regulations to help mitigate disaster scenarios in cases where hazardous materials are transported and compromised.
I am not dunking on the use of trains, that should absolutely be done. It’s just not as straight forward to implement when businesses think “this is already here (freeway), and it’s cheaper and easier.”
Great idea. Now we need to address the politics of who is paying for the new infrastructure, who will be collecting taxes on it across multiple boundaries (each with their own interests), and how to time share the tracks with others. Then we need to update regulations to help mitigate disaster scenarios in cases where hazardous materials are transported and compromised.
I am not dunking on the use of trains, that should absolutely be done. It’s just not as straight forward to implement when businesses think “this is already here (freeway), and it’s cheaper and easier.”