Country folk tend to like the independence offered by their cars, so how do you get them to use public transit? The Monocab system may be the answer, as it utilizes individual on-demand pods that travel on existing abandoned railways.
  • Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works
    332·
    6 months ago

    They’re too expensive. These pods are designed to run of tracks whose commuter train lines have been abandoned due to low ridership.

    • arthurpizza@lemmy.worldEnglish
      492·
      6 months ago

      Is it though?

      • You’re still going to need rail workers to make sure the tracks are healthy.
      • The cost of a fleet of these self-standing pods versus one or two older decommissioned trains It’s about the same price.

      I’m struggling to see any benefit here.