Monster 310-mile automated cargo conveyor will replace 25,000 trucks
Monster 310-mile automated cargo conveyor will replace 25,000 trucks
The Japanese government is planning to connect major cities with automated zero-emissions logistics links that can quietly and efficiently shift millions of tons of cargo, while getting tens of thousands of trucks off the road.
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Smart. I assume this will reuse the current tracks already used to run Shinkansen trains as they are replaced, which is fantastic.
Why would they use Shinkansen tracks for something so unaerodynamic?
They're rebuilding and replacing the aging train fleet and had a bunch of ideas of how to reuse the existing tracks without scrapping them. This might be an answer to that problem.
They’re rebuilding and replacing the aging train fleet and had a bunch of ideas of how to reuse the existing tracks
Ah, makes sense. I was not aware of that.