again, i see why you might think that but not why you have confidence. in fact onramping and off ramping seem like they could be more effectively managed than in a conventional subway in many instances
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Replying to @DanielleFong
My confidence is based on reading train people’s analysis on this. And also the fact that it will neither be speedy nor high capacity vehicles. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/12/business/vegas-musk-boring-company/index.html …
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have read similar... was unconvinced! they seem to be searching for reasons it won’t work — 1 ply into innovation and stop. you usually see with with incumbents
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Replying to @DanielleFong @FutureJurvetson
Almost all of Musk’s tunnel ideas ignore how hard it is to get people In and out of vehicles and necessary spacing for safety. The LV tunnel at least isn’t crazy complicated like the LA master plan. So it can *work* I agree. But outpoint a higher capacity system, I doubt
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Replying to @maxrogo @FutureJurvetson
these just don’t seem like the scale of problems that people make it out to. you can do input output in so many ways *because* of individual vehicles. as for spacing you don’t need very wide spacing at low speeds, or at higher speeds under computer control in a tunnel
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Replying to @DanielleFong @FutureJurvetson
All of this is able to calculated with known formulas (I learned them in b school so I’m sure people with better recall can provide them). It’s inherently a low capacity system design. You can’t exceed x vehicles per hour. And you can’t exceed z capacity per vehicle
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Replying to @maxrogo @FutureJurvetson
imho should be way more skeptical of “known formulas” you can’t get further than your assumptions! say avg 5 people per vehicle, 1 minute to load (generous assumptions) 10 hours avg operating time is 3000 people. seem very possible to get loading to 20s-30s & like 3-5 parallel
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Replying to @DanielleFong @FutureJurvetson
But there’s one bore. And these known formulas define the throughput of every system on earth. Musk can’t repeal them. The train isn’t useful for 10 hours in the convention center. And isn’t at capacity for more than a few, when it will be overcapacity
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Replying to @maxrogo @FutureJurvetson
the bore isn’t remotely the restriction in this scenario. the cars travel at like 160 mph, you do not need a 2 2/3rd mile berth between cars in this concept
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Replying to @DanielleFong @FutureJurvetson
You need to load and unload them. With Americans. They’re cars, not open subway trains. They will load and unload slowly. Like rides at Disney but with a shorter effective “time on track”. Also the initial plan has no innovations to speed this or have high capacity. It’s cars.
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can happen outside of the merge process. avg train loading time (more complex imo) is < 1 m
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