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submitted 1 year ago by Navarian@lemm.ee to c/technology@beehaw.org

An estimated $4 to $20 billion in value, what is he thinking?

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[-] moomoomoo309@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

What is the capacity of the Vegas loop as compared to, say, an extra small subway or even an aboveground streetcar?

[-] figment@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

It's definitely less than that. The advantages will be when you're able to get in a vehicle and input your destination and it can go straight there without a single other stop. In theory at least. I'm not saying it's genius but it's an interesting concept and I'm curious to see if it works when scaled.

[-] moomoomoo309@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Given the short distance it goes and the fact that it has human drivers currently...I'm doubtful it's going to scale at all. In its current iteration, a small train would have been better in just about every way. I wouldn't praise it for what it will be, praise it for what it is, because Elon Musk loves to promise the moon and stars and not deliver on those promises.

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