>While self-driving cars are cool, I’d imagine self-driving subways would be easier. In New York, the f train in Queens hits a standstill because of problems in the d line. The air train at JFK has no driver. Why can’t we do this for MTA?
Technical debt. The system is 100 years old and MTA can't contain its contractors. At the current pace work to install communications-based train control (CBTC) on every line (it's on the L) will cost $20 billion and conclude in 175 years.
Oh, and rules require having two drivers on the self-driving train anyway, who occasionally have to drive to keep proficient.
Technical debt. The system is 100 years old and MTA can't contain its contractors. At the current pace work to install communications-based train control (CBTC) on every line (it's on the L) will cost $20 billion and conclude in 175 years.
Oh, and rules require having two drivers on the self-driving train anyway, who occasionally have to drive to keep proficient.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/why-d...