Comment by andrewprock
9 years ago
Maybe one day we could connect the individual pods, and even gasp route these "coupled cars" on rails above ground.
I wonder if anyone has tried that yet?
9 years ago
Maybe one day we could connect the individual pods, and even gasp route these "coupled cars" on rails above ground.
I wonder if anyone has tried that yet?
That would be amazing! I wonder if car manufacturers wouldn't oppose it through some sneaky moves though...
Above ground rail isn't practical in urban areas. The video had silly car tunnels, but in practice, I'm sure the bulk of their business will be subway tunnels.
What? The Chicago L and NYC subways (both of which carry hundreds of millions of riders per year) have many, many miles of either at-grade or above-grade track.