casicua t1_j7gl30u wrote on February 6, 2023 at 5:29 PM

Is it gonna make them any less late? That’s literally all I care about.

dadefresh t1_j7gpbys wrote on February 6, 2023 at 5:56 PM

Probably. In theory, newer cars break less.

Grass8989 t1_j7gu5oz wrote on February 6, 2023 at 6:26 PM

Newer cars aren’t always more reliable.

NY08 t1_j7i8okl wrote on February 6, 2023 at 11:52 PM

They are

bkornblith t1_j7grvkh wrote on February 6, 2023 at 6:12 PM

no because the issue with cars being late has to do with tracks and signals which in exactly zero ways are getting improved by this

Enigma7ic t1_j7h3ksx wrote on February 6, 2023 at 7:25 PM

In the article they mentioned that the cars are compatible with the new autonomous system that has been slowly rolling out over the past 5 years. So theoretically, yes, these cars would help with trains being on time since they don’t have to rely on antique signaling systems. As long as the train line itself has finished installing the beacons (I think it’s like 1 every 20 feet)