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Bus stops here: Shanghai lets riders design their own routes

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491 points anigbrowl | 1 comments | 14 May 25 04:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | 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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geremiiah ◴[14 May 25 06:34 UTC] No.43981515[source]▶
This is just a shared taxi, no? They have existed for a long time at small scales. For example airports and hospitals often have such services.
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1. janfoeh ◴[14 May 25 11:53 UTC] No.43983389[source]▶
It's a crossover between busses and taxis; they operate on demand like taxis, but only get you roughly the most direct way (they can drive detours to pick up other passengers on the way) in a roughly predetermined amount of time (a 20 minute drive usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes due to the detours) from roughly where you are to roughly where you want to go (they are only allowed to stop on a virtual grid of bus stops spaced around 250 meters apart).