themaninblackDec 18

Looney Tunes inspired

https://lemmy.world/post/40372411

Show threadDiplomjodlerDec 18
The people who knock self driving systems often forget how dumb a lot of drivers are.
Show threadViatorOmnium
I also knock off car-first cities. A tram will not go full looney toons. And I expect that the professional drivers that are actually needed in a city will also not do it that often.
Dec 18 at 12:38pmWeb
Show threadDiplomjodlerDec 18
I’ve seen tram drivers do incredibly stupid things. But yeah, they generally stick to the rails.
Show threadZwiebelDec 18
Also fully autonomous subways have been fully operational since like 2010
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamDec 19
you know those conveyor belts they have at airports and shit? we should just design a city with a shitton of those instead of roads.
Show threadStiffyDec 19
or the floating trams in Japan that use extremely strong magnets to suspend the trams to have more walking space underneath
Show threadChingzillaDec 19

You should read “The Roads Must Roll” short story by Robert Heinein. He takes this idea to a whole nother level.

…archive.org/…/Robert A. Heinlein - The Roads Mus…

Show threadMinnesotaGoddamDec 19
it also features lightly in jasper fforde’s shades of grey series. those roads are carnivorous
Show threadSlurpingPusDec 19

Asimov also had that in his books. The idea was kinda popular in sci-fi back in the 50s-60s.

Asimov also noted that if someone fell on another person on that ‘road’ and it caused a domino effect, that would suck big time.

Show threadUnderpantsWeevilDec 19

A tram will not go full looney toons.

The tram will drive through the tunnel successfully after the car crashes into the wall, with roadrunner as the conductor