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minus-squareCaptainSpaceman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·11 months agoTrains are still better than cars, so id rather have one AI maglev train than a bunch of cars on the road
minus-squareSeven@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 months agoWould you like 1 maglev train for 10km, or 10 extra trains to make better use of existing infrastructure?
minus-squareJeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·11 months agoExcept maglev is a little more than a tech demo and not at all ready for use. Normal high speed train is way better
minus-squareCaptainSpaceman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoWhat do you mean not ready for use? Its existed for decades https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev
minus-squarehh93@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThe problem is that with that kind of budget you could improve a lot more traditional trains It’s really just hyperloop 2.0 in order to not improve the classic public transportation
Trains are still better than cars, so id rather have one AI maglev train than a bunch of cars on the road
Would you like 1 maglev train for 10km, or 10 extra trains to make better use of existing infrastructure?
Except maglev is a little more than a tech demo and not at all ready for use.
Normal high speed train is way better
What do you mean not ready for use? Its existed for decades
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev
The problem is that with that kind of budget you could improve a lot more traditional trains
It’s really just hyperloop 2.0 in order to not improve the classic public transportation