http://www.citylab.com/tech/2014/09/honolulu-is-building-americas-first-fully-driverless-transit-system/380292/
in Hawaii many people don't think of traffic jams but in a city of over 1 million it is very common. It is rated as one of the worst in the US. For example one who flies in and wants to get downtown has to drive in a 7 lane highway going there and in rush hour it is bad. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) is now trying to change this by creating a fully automatic 20 mile elevated rail line. It will get people into the city in a fraction of the time to drive and will be fully automatic from opening doors to being driverless. The first trips are planned for 2017. It is planned to reduce congestion by 18% and take up to 40000 cars off the road and replacing them with a fleet of four car trains that can accommodate up to 800 riders, with racks for both bicycles and surfboards. This will also be the first fully automated wide scale transit system in the US.
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