 Quote by Ryan_m_b
... trains may fade. If driver error can be removed from the equation, need for a driving license and all cars can drive at high speeds in formation then trains might not be able to compete with motorways.
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Rail already cannot compete with road. If you have any doubt, go stand next to a railway and next to a motorway, and let me know which one represents more efficient utilisation*.... and that's with 'stupid' drivers at the wheels, when computer controlled traffic could theoretically make yet higher utilisation of the roads.
*This is not even dealing with the ridiculous 'serial' nature of rail - if something breaks down on the track, the whole route is done for. Rail is an anachronistic 17th century technology.