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 poVoq   ( @poVoq@slrpnk.net ) M to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years ago

Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand

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Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand

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 poVoq   ( @poVoq@slrpnk.net ) M to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years ago
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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.
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    oh boy a brand new gadget bahn

    at the least it is (presumably) cheaper than fully restoring those old railways and getting actual two-track trains running on them

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