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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: 0.208s | source
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arjunchint ◴[14 May 25 08:44 UTC] No.43982323[source]▶
Taking this even further would be to autonomous dynamically rerouting minibuses:

- you have app, and you enter destination

- optimal minibus reroutes itself to pick you up and take you there with mix of walking, while dropping off other passengers too

- minimizes the door to door time that makes cars so optimal

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Ylpertnodi ◴[14 May 25 08:53 UTC] No.43982373[source]▶
> and take you there with mix of walking

It would be be rather far side for the bus to drop you off, let you walk, and then pick you up again 3 (european) streets over...in the name of 'efficiency'.

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1. arjunchint ◴[14 May 25 20:52 UTC] No.43989094[source]▶
No I meant similar to how Uber offers a discount for you to walk a bit to the pickup location.

You request on app, and it sends you to a more central pickup/dropoff points