Why would any country approve self-driving cars before all trains are self-driving?

[goaded]

I mean, it's go to be an order of magnitude or two harder to drive on a road than on tracks, right?

Maybe, in exchange for their products getting a couple of years' head start, they should get companies to do driverless trains successfully first?

[Friendlybro79]

Because the infrastructure for trains in our county at least is not nearly as good as Europe and we depend on driving ourselves more than public transportation. This is for anyone living in suburbs or rural areas.

[goaded]

Fair enough, but even so, it seems a reasonable requirement that the companies prove their approach on something simpler before being allowed to kill people on the roads.

[Friendlybro79]

That is a logical thought that I understand. It's probably easier to make more money. It's always about the money.

[exitseven]

We will jave self flying planes first.

[goaded]

Like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQbj9uvYL8I

ISTR hearing that only about one in ten landings involve the pilot these days, the smooth ones are all automatic. I can't confirm that, though.

[exitseven]

beleive it or not self landing planes have been around for a while. The airlines feeel that iif the passengers knew about it they would be too scared to fly.

[exitseven]

Yes, I saw this as well. I flew on a twin engine Beechcraft once and I swear rhe pilot just read a magazine the whole time

[Redstang88]

There’s R&D on unmanned cars, but they’re still a ways away and largely pointless anyway. Trains and boats largely are self driving, crews are mostly there to monitor everything, which is what you’re SUPPOSED to do in self driving cars

[Juxtapose]

Man I wish America had trains.

If you come here don't rely on public transport.

[goaded]

The UK has some self-driving trains (the DLR, Dockland's Light Railway), but most still have drivers. I don't mind that, but the whole infrastructure is designed for it (and it doesn't go all that fast).

[exitseven]

Public transportation is a joke where I live. When the trains do run sometimes they catch on fire.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

What does the country have more of? Cars or trains? Whichever quantity is higher is the one that gets self-driving tech first

[goaded]

But isn't that more dangerous?

[msc545]

I was going to say politics, but I also know that as bad as car crashes are, train wrecks are usually even much worse.

[KhunMike]

They're self driving in Seattle and Vancouver.

[goaded]

I assume you mean trains? The DLR in London is as well.