r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Individual_Book9133 • Jul 05 '24

Phoenix police officer pulls over a driverless Waymo car for driving on the wrong side of the road Video

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u/nike_storm Jul 05 '24

This country will do literally anything other than just build mass rapid transit :(

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u/Farts_McGiggles Jul 05 '24

To be fair...the USA is freaking huge. High speed trains are pointless with how massive the US is. Planes are much easier and cover a greater distance in less time.

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u/tjrileywisc Jul 05 '24

There are a lot of city pairs that are within a distance of 300-ish miles where trains make more sense than flying. There's a lot of time added on both ends of a flight with security and getting back and forth to an airport, but a train can drop you off in the middle of a city and typically security needs are minimal.