Driverless Cars will Make Union Stations Obsolete

Yair Wiseman

doi:10.2174/1874447801913010109

Abstract

Driverless vehicles having been tested in several locations throughout the world and will be an authorized means of transportation soon. These vehicles will unquestionably influence the global transport market trends. One of the notable driverless vehicles influences will be the laying aside of the lion share of public transportation means thus there will be no need to union station anymore. Driverless cars will be able to take passengers from almost anywhere to their destinations without any need of connections; therefore, the concept of a central station to change buses or trains will be no more pertinent.

Highlights

Union stations are common throughout the world [1]; in the near future there will be no need for them
Their conclusion is that, public transportation can only keep on being economically competitive to driverless cars, where transportation demands can be bundled to larger units
In the era of driverless cars, even people with disabilities or people with an exhausting job will be able to travel in a car without driving [22]; shared driverless car will be much more attractive than transportation means arriving at a union station not nearby home

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Union stations are common throughout the world [1]; in the near future there will be no need for them. In a study [3], the authors make a comprehensive analysis of the driverless car costs Their conclusion is that, public transportation can only keep on being economically competitive to driverless cars, where transportation demands can be bundled to larger units. Such transportation demands occur in dense urban regions. In such regions, public transportation can be cost-effective and moneymaking even if the fares are lower than driverless pooled taxis fares or driver-. There will be no union stations and the transportation setup will have a minor influence on the urban area, if any

UNION STATION MAKES TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS EVEN WORSE

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS NOT THE BEST ANSWER FOR DISABLEDS

AIR POLLUTION OF ALL MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION IS MORE OR LESS EQUAL

DRIVERLESS CARS ARE NOT LESS SAFE THAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Findings

CONCLUSION