Trains are still better than cars, so id rather have one AI maglev train than a bunch of cars on the road
Would you like 1 maglev train for 10km, or 10 extra trains to make better use of existing infrastructure?
The problem is that with that kind of budget you could improve a lot more traditional trains
It's really just hyperloop 2.0 in order to not improve the classic public transportation
Except maglev is a little more than a tech demo and not at all ready for use.
Normal high speed train is way better
Japan is in the middle of building a very long maglev line, what about it is supposed to be not at all ready?
There's still no point for a 10km intracity line, but for important long distance routes it seems like the best way to kill flights, though we'll see how it works out for japan whenever they finish it.
It's been testing for how many years? And they still don't have a end on sight
Because they can't (couldn't?) build it for the usual reasons that there's one place on the route where they have trouble getting permission. Not because of any faults with the technology.
Also wasn't even the original planned completion date still in the future? You don't build hundreds of km of railway featuring some of the longest railway tunnels ever built in a year.
What do you mean not ready for use? Its existed for decades
Trains are still better than cars, so id rather have one AI maglev train than a bunch of cars on the road
Would you like 1 maglev train for 10km, or 10 extra trains to make better use of existing infrastructure?
The problem is that with that kind of budget you could improve a lot more traditional trains
It's really just hyperloop 2.0 in order to not improve the classic public transportation
Except maglev is a little more than a tech demo and not at all ready for use.
Normal high speed train is way better
Japan is in the middle of building a very long maglev line, what about it is supposed to be not at all ready?
There's still no point for a 10km intracity line, but for important long distance routes it seems like the best way to kill flights, though we'll see how it works out for japan whenever they finish it.
It's been testing for how many years? And they still don't have a end on sight
Because they can't (couldn't?) build it for the usual reasons that there's one place on the route where they have trouble getting permission. Not because of any faults with the technology.
Also wasn't even the original planned completion date still in the future? You don't build hundreds of km of railway featuring some of the longest railway tunnels ever built in a year.
What do you mean not ready for use? Its existed for decades
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev