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Originally Posted by Wormius
Then really why bother with a fleet of self driving cars at all and just go with regular bus service?
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Transporting goods or multiple people and the scales tip pretty fast.
Trains/buses will [almost certainly] always make sense for daily commuting. But it's definitely a valid question whether that same rigid transit model makes much sense in off-peak hours or lower ridership areas.
I believe a lot of CT community shuttles are trying an on-demand/uber style system (which is probably working well?). The current fleet probably isn't ideal for it (aside from a COVID spacing standpoint), but I think they may be transitioning towards:
and even:
Maybe someday:
