‘De Lijn stops project for autonomous buses in Flemish cities due to costs’ – Image and sound – News

I just believe in a hybrid system. Laying rails is also very expensive and you are almost obliged to put in a long tram to share the costs of the driver.

Autonomous shuttles can then put in many autonomous shuttle buses over a fixed route, which in turn, depending on demand, stop or continue, or whether or not make a detour because someone has registered at another stop. It is much more flexible.

Painting white lines around complex intersections is much easier to achieve than a tram bed. Trams are also heavy, need reinforced bridges, cannot run around obstacles and the route is fixed for the next 20 years.

De Lijn is not competent for roads and traffic and is therefore unable to start an innovative process. Roads are also often divided into competences. Federal, Flemish, regional or municipal powers. As a result, a cycle path may suddenly stop in the middle of nowhere because the authority stops. (Real)

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