>>1646497I take it for granted that when the first Loop accident happens in a billion passenger kilometer's time, the incident will be studied and improvements made.
Teslas have TCAS built in already, and they will be engaged in the Loop.
The tunnels have plenty of safety features:
1) They're short, so nearest exit is always close.
2) All passengers are situated in their own emergency escape pods (Teslas) which will haste to the nearest exit in the event of an accident.
3) Accidents are extremely unlikely to happen, as the Loop is isolated from pretty much all primary causes of automobile accidents on the surface, which includes (but are not limited to): Shitty/drunk drivers, snow/rain/glare, darkness, animals/people/cyclists in the roadway, crossing traffic, debris and potholes, etc.
4) Known dangers associated with underground rail is severely mitigated or eliminated completely, which included (but are not limited to): Third rail in the event of an underground evacuation, exposure to crazy people and violent criminals on the platform or in the rail car, etc.
The Loop, as it is right now, is probably the safest form of transportation yet invented.
>But muh lithium fire!The frequency by which those battery packs spontaneously catch fire while driving on a straight, smooth road under perfect temperature conditions is so asymptotically close to zero that it cannot be measured. If you're scared of that, you should be absolutely petrified of house cats.
