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Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand (newatlas.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I'm cautiously optimistic about this, it seems like an okay idea and the fact that they have vehicles working on a test track IRL means it's at least not an obvious scam like hyperloop.

Also the fact that they have a specific use case in mind, don't say it's going to revolutionize all transportation, and are reusing existing infrastructure, all bode well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

The crane is the part I don't get. Is it a stationary crane? Is that not more work than just putting a track switch in place instead?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

It's only for the alpha-test vehicles. The crane does not touch the rails, it's a security issue for testing e.g. min power gyro

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