Bye autonomous bus

Just tried out the #autonomous #bus in Shenzhen, China!
There are a few fully autonomous bus routes in pilot (with safety drivers) in Qianhai, Nanshan
The ride was comfortable but slow
Also some human intervention, around construction and catching up with the schedule...

This also reminds of the South Island Line in Hong Kong or Jurong Region Line in Singapore (that I had much fun in the preliminary design as an engineer)

Not to mention the amazing views and beautiful stations!

#Skyline Honolulu - easily one of the best #transit in the US!
Driverless trains, open gangway, platform screen door

Where is morality on wheels? Decoding large language model (LLM)-driven decision in the ethical dilemmas of autonomous vehicles Large Language Models have attracted global attention due to their capabilities in understanding, knowledge synthesis, and generating contextually rel…

Now we actually treat AI/LLM as humans when research uses a logit model to analyze their views in a trolley problem-like stated preference survey ...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Resilience in #TRBAM

It’s happening! Tonight, MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber unveiled one of the signs at the entrance to the Congestion Relief Zone. Tolling begins at midnight.

Learn more: congestionreliefzone.mta.info

Next week is #TRBAM! Come to talk about public #transit and shared autonomous vehicles #AV if interested

2025 TRB Annual Meeting Reception List

Hi Bluesky TRBers, continuing our annual tradition with the #TRBAM reception spreadsheet for 2025!

As always, please add receptions and share with friends and colleagues.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the TRB Annual Meeting next month!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

San Francisco @sfmta.bsky.social Muni Union Square station
I do appreciate the interior aesthetics

Awesome holiday vibe with @chicagocta.bsky.social holiday #train!

This is exactly true that shared autonomous vehicles are better for the environment and traffic than personal AVs.

While there are many market players now, it's unfortunate to see one gone...