Driverless buses

Jesus Wept

Would be handy, fewer strikes, till the robots rise up at least.

Can't wait

grey_area

Would people still say "thanks" getting off?

walkingshadow

I'd prefer polite human drivers for a change.

c_man

walkingshadow wrote: »

I'd prefer polite human drivers for a change.

We'll have god-like, hive-mind AIs running the solar system before that ever happens.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

grey_area wrote: »

Would people still say "thanks" getting off?

I usually say 'thank you' when I get money out of the ATM.

Señor Fancy Pants

I'd prefer busless drivers.

Lads that trot up to the bus stop and give you a piggy / jiggy back to where you want to go.

Turtyturd

grey_area wrote: »

Would people still say "thanks" getting off?

In a lot of cases only if it's a white robot.

Sheep Lover

grey_area wrote: »

Would people still say "thanks" getting off?

Who'd grunt back from the drivers seat? Takes many years of soul destroying repetition of the same route to master "the grunt"

Gatling

What will the union bots think and say

catallus

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

I usually say 'thank you' when I get money out of the ATM.

Me too!

Gatling

catallus wrote: »

Me too!

Do you's happen to say "I'll be Back " too

catallus

Gatling wrote: »

Do you's happen to say "I'll be Back " too

That's just silly, how do I know I'll ever be back to the same ATM again? I don't make promises I can't keep!

But it's only good manners to say thanks.

_Kaiser_

grey_area wrote: »

Would people still say "thanks" getting off?

As usual, Arnie has the answer! This is what we need! (Minor NSFW language)

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

He DOES actually say thank you too (0:49)

The Backwards Man

But then who will help passengers with their luggage, stop rampant drug use and pissing and shagging all over the seats, wait patiently for the old lady ten yards away from the stop, be courteous and genial to all other road users, and generally be a small but significant source of joy in the daily life of all that they come into contact with?

Ruu

The robots will catch on too soon, then we're fucked. Proper fucked. :eek::eek::eek:

coolbeans

The Backwards Man wrote: »

But then who will help passengers with their luggage, stop rampant drug use and pissing and shagging all over the seats, wait patiently for the old lady ten yards away from the stop, be courteous and genial to all other road users, and generally be a small but significant source of joy in the daily life of all that they come into contact with?

You could ask that same question today.

Fleawuss

Skanger free buses would be better.

syklops

The Backwards Man wrote: »

But then who will help passengers with their luggage, stop rampant drug use and pissing and shagging all over the seats, wait patiently for the old lady ten yards away from the stop, be courteous and genial to all other road users, and generally be a small but significant source of joy in the daily life of all that they come into contact with?

You've not used Dublin Bus in a while have you?

The Backwards Man

syklops wrote: »

You've not used Dublin Bus in a while have you?

Oh but I have my dear fellow, I have.

Miall108

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Who'd grunt back from the drivers seat? Takes many years of soul destroying repetition of the same route to master "the grunt"

You left out the part which follows the grunt where the change is absolutely fcuked back at you. A robot would hardly master those two special skills to the same effect

silverfeather

The beast shall have no head. The prophecy is fulfilled.

RomanKnows

In my current line of work I deal with electric vehicles and smart electricity grids, and how that will integrate with IT systems. Big data, analytics, the Internet of Things blah blah blah.

I was at a symposium recently where the topic of future public transport policy was discussed. While there wasn't much discussion about having no human driver sitting behind the wheel of a bus, there was exciting research being conducted into developing true real-time bus routes. Completely ignoring a stop where there is nobody waiting; taking detours to areas not currently served by a route, creating point-in-time bus stops based upon where people are at the moment and where they want to go.

Exciting stuff. And not that far away really.

Jesus Wept

RomanKnows wrote: »

In my current line of work I deal with electric vehicles and smart electricity grids, and how that will integrate with IT systems. Big data, analytics, the Internet of Things blah blah blah.

I was at a symposium recently where the topic of future public transport policy was discussed. While there wasn't much discussion about having no human driver sitting behind the wheel of a bus, there was exciting research being conducted into developing true real-time bus routes. Completely ignoring a stop where there is nobody waiting; taking detours to areas not currently served by a route, creating point-in-time bus stops based upon where people are at the moment and where they want to go.

Exciting stuff. And not that far away really.

sounds like a pain in the hole if the bus starts stopping where people are rather than stops

abort!

Sheldons Brain

A Robocop would be helpful for the denizens of some bus routes.

RomanKnows

The Rodgers wrote: »

sounds like a pain in the hole if the bus starts stopping where people are rather than stops

abort!

I was slightly oversimplifying things. There would still be stops and peak time routes. It would just use data analytics to see where the demand is at various points of the day and make amendments based on that. So instead of having a No. 15 running every 10 minutes and passing by 5 stops without picking up a passenger it would see that there are 3 old people within a 5 minute walk of a stop who would like to use that bus. Detour there instead. Maximise service and capacity based upon real data trends.

Nucular Arms

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Oh but I have my dear fellow, I have.

Seems some poor divils left their sarcasm detectors at home this evening!

Merrion

If driverless public transport does come to pass (and I feel it will) then sharing it with strangers isn't going to work. I suggest a far more individual personal transport - "arseless carriages" if you will.

catallus

It's all LIES from the MAN anyways, surely there'll be a human doing some sort of jiggery-pokery at a remote-control console somewhere!

silverfeather

I would sit at the top and pretend I'm driving!

OH NO I KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO!

PUT A DOG OR A CAT AT THE TOP AND PRETEND THEY ARE DRIVING!

Miall108

The worst part is the robot would be able to cop on to if your desperately under paying for the Dublin Bus. Means I would have to fork out a few extra shillings

Reiver

Why don't we just train dogs to do it?

Jesus Wept

RomanKnows wrote: »

I was slightly oversimplifying things. There would still be stops and peak time routes. It would just use data analytics to see where the demand is at various points of the day and make amendments based on that. So instead of having a No. 15 running every 10 minutes and passing by 5 stops without picking up a passenger it would see that there are 3 old people within a 5 minute walk of a stop who would like to use that bus. Detour there instead. Maximise service and capacity based upon real data trends.

we'll have to tag the old cunce