Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
To everyone who is annoyed when I talk about autonomous vehicles... you may want to skip this one!
I think it is pretty clear that the future of transportation is autonomous vehicles, both on road and on rail. This walk and talk is a [admittedly disorganized] overview on the reasons I think autonomous vehicle technology will be a boost to rail travel. These include better ride experience, better connections in cities thanks to robotaxis solving the first/last mile problem, faster train speeds, higher frequencies, and the changed nature of the destinations themselves (cities and national parks).
I'm eager to hear your thoughts and discussion in the comments!
Links to articles about train tilting and the customer-cost of robotaxis:
railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/fra_net/15202/PB92224252.pdf
mttlr.org/2014/02/free-taxi-to-ricks-the-exciting-future-of-googles-automated-cars
Linktree for all things Via Rio Grande:
https://linktr.ee/riograndeplan?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
Hopefully I'll get one more update video complete before the start of next year - if not, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Be safe out there!
To everyone who is annoyed when I talk about autonomous vehicles... you may want to skip this one!
I think it is pretty clear that the future of transportation is autonomous vehicles, both on road and on rail. This walk and talk is a [admittedly disorganized] overview on the reasons I think autonomous vehicle technology will be a boost to rail travel. These include better ride experience, better connections in cities thanks to robotaxis solving the first/last mile problem, faster train speeds, higher frequencies, and the changed nature of the destinations themselves (cities and national parks).
I'm eager to hear your thoughts and discussion in the comments!
Links to articles about train tilting and the customer-cost of robotaxis:
railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/fra_net/15202/PB92224252.pdf
mttlr.org/2014/02/free-taxi-to-ricks-the-exciting-future-of-googles-automated-cars
Linktree for all things Via Rio Grande:
https://linktr.ee/riograndeplan?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
Hopefully I'll get one more update video complete before the start of next year - if not, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Be safe out there!
