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Bus stops here: Shanghai lets riders design their own routes

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491 points anigbrowl | 4 comments | 14 May 25 04:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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philberto ◴[14 May 25 06:09 UTC] No.43981357[source]▶
The moia service in Hamburg Germany offers virtual stops which is the next step I would argue. The bus follows a different route and stops every time based on the need of current passengers

https://www.hvv-switch.de/en/faq/what-are-virtual-stops/

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mattlondon ◴[14 May 25 06:29 UTC] No.43981491[source]▶
What does that mean? The links doesn't help explain it much?

In the UK/London there are some bus routes where you just stick your arm out and the bus will stop to get you where you stand ("hail and ride") and equally you can just ring a bell when onboard and the driver stops as soon as there is somewhere convenient to let you off. The route is fixed though.

Is it that sort of thing?

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1. mimischi ◴[14 May 25 06:30 UTC] No.43981496[source]▶
What routes are those? I thought you can only be picked up/dropped off at designated stops
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2. tonyedgecombe ◴[14 May 25 07:01 UTC] No.43981667[source]▶
The route through my village is hail and ride although most of the bus drivers seem to disagree.
3. calcifer ◴[14 May 25 12:36 UTC] No.43983765[source]▶
Many routes have "hail and ride sections" without designated stops. You can't get off, but can hail and get on at any point. Here's a list for London [1].

[1] https://bus-routes-in-london.fandom.com/wiki/Hail_and_Ride_b...

4. mattlondon ◴[14 May 25 14:16 UTC] No.43984839[source]▶
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/hail-and-ride-buses?intcmp=79...