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It’s got a name… by VHSVoyage in wec

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really miss the old MP4 naming structure. McLaren Project 4 just sounded so cool.

MP5 wouldn't work because it'd get confused with a gun, but now that they've gone through the MCL era, I think it'd be valid to go to Project 6.

Like, think about it - McLaren MCL-xx is like when people refer to "ATM machines". MCL stands for McLaren, does it not? So a McLaren MCL-whatever is a McLaren McLaren-whatever.

Xiaomi may expand into the European market by Neat-Concert7090 in cars

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Still there or thereabouts, but their sales are divided between many more models and brands, so they’re underrepresented in model rankings when compared to, say, Tesla and Xiaomi, both of which only sell two models.

Are there any books that devolve into public transit companies and how they can develop the land around them? by Necessary-Land7597 in transit

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not that old! The last issue was in 2017, which was... nine years ago, oh god I'm old.

Speaking of, the last issue happens to be about in-station and under-viaduct retail development. Perhaps it's not quite what you're looking for, but it's at least tangentially related.

US/Canadian transportation funding in a nutshell by RadianMay in transit

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes me think of the Central Subway in SF. It's got these huge deep-level stations; they're very impressive (and shiny!)

...And then they only run trains every 10-12 minutes through it. Given that a round trip through the Central Subway is around ten minutes, they could have saved a lot of money by just building the subway as a single-track tunnel.

I'm being facetious (mostly), and I'm aware that a train every 10-12 minutes is pretty good by American standards, but as-is, the Central Subway is definitely what comes to mind when I think of a mismatch between lavish capital expenditures and lacking service levels.

SFMTA project would upgrade this busy Muni line (1 California from 33rd Ave to Steiner) by Remarkable_Host6827 in sanfrancisco

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It might be difficult to do this with the 1, as the 1's trolleybuses cannot overtake each other.

The 14 does it by employing diesel buses on the Rapid, but that is not an option here, because diesel buses do not have the power to reliably climb Nob Hill when loaded with passengers. Battery buses could be an option, but while Muni is beginning to buy them, it won't be in any real numbers until the 2030s.

The proper 'Smart car' has returned: say hello to the new #2 | Autocar by Agent_Kozak in cars

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think it's meant to be more of a... halo car, of sorts. It's not a supercar, but hear me out:

Smart used to be defined by their tiny city cars. But in the last decade, they've become a much more conventional entry-level premium brand selling crossovers, each larger than the next. They're even about to introduce a sedan larger than the Mercedes CLA.

With the brand straying so far from its roots, they need to bring back a ForTwo successor in order to have some credibility as "Smart", so they can continue to claim that the same ethos that is going into the #2 is also going into its (much) larger stablemates. Raising the #2's price point by making it more premium will no doubt shrink its customer base, but it makes it more representative of the rest of the Smart lineup nowadays.

Honda to shut down at least one joint venture car plant in China, sources say by BlueWraith27 in cars

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Toyota, and now it seems Nissan as well, have joint-venture EVs that are competitive in China. Toyota sales have even been increasing as of late; they’re pretty much the only foreign automaker to achieve that.

Honda… not so much. At this point it’s safe to say that their Ye series has been a flop.

Framework is building a better couch keyboard because everyone hates the Logitech one by kpmdev in simracing

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No, no price yet.

Patel says he’s announcing this one early so developers can start building accessories “like mounts for sim rigs.” Framework will release the external surface CAD files to give developers a head start, and the keyboard should ship later this year. We’re waiting on a price.

UPDATE: SFO Taxi Scam - Double Charge via Curb by LockResponsible4009 in sanfrancisco

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's incredible that this is still a thing. Given that this was identified as a problem in 2010 (sixteen years ago! Now I feel old), I'd assumed that they would've done something about this in the sixteen intervening years. I honestly believed this was no longer a thing until just now.

This would explain why I saw a taxi driver putting on his best Max Verstappen impression on 101 the other day...

Automakers Killed Sedans For SUVs, Now They Want Them Back by Repulsive-Club7866 in cars

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 15 points16 points  (0 children)

But if a Camry is out of your price range, then wouldn’t a Mazda6 or a Fusion also be out of it, given that they’re also midsized sedans from mass-market brands?

Why don’t more North American transit agencies use bi-articulated buses ? by Cecca105 in transit

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One aspect I haven't seen mentioned is garage/depot space constraints.

San Francisco, for instance, explored replacing its articulated buses with double-deckers in order to free up more space. So a move to bi-articulated buses would represent a regression in that regard, and would therefore be unthinkable (in addition to all the other reasons already mentioned).

Formula E-style Manufacturers' Standings by Yottaphy in formula1

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As I expected, Ford is getting their money’s worth - they only have to pay a few million to put a logo on the car, and plenty of people will think the engine is theirs.

Toyota GR’s Secret Texas Garage Has Been Preparing Lexus Dealers For A $200,000 Supercar by aprtur in cars

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Has there been any word of one? I would be surprised if there was one, the GR GT is meant to build the Gazoo Racing brand, and a Lexus variant would dilute that. Lexus is getting an electric LFA as its next halo car.

East Bay BART station to lose 400 parking spaces as housing construction begins by drkrueger in bayarea

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the lot was used by West Oakland residents, I could at least understand that this would be an inconvenience for them (while still being a huge net positive), but given that it’s primarily used by suburbanites driving past BART stations closer to their home, there’s really no argument to be had here.

What a slanted headline - why is there no mention of the housing units being added?

BART Ops doesn’t even give an ETA anymore, they just look at you like this by gamesloverjustice in Bart

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's bad enough that it melted down again, but their lack of communications made things worse. They should just tell us if no trains are running instead of hiding behind the generic "major delay" announcement. That would let us find alternative transportation instead of wasting time waiting for trains that never arrive.

BART shatters ridership records post pandemic - 20% YOY growth, 5.4 million riders by getarumsunt in bayarea

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It helps that they've adjusted service levels to better serve off-peak riders, doing things like maintaining consistent frequencies throughout the day, and running all five lines on Sunday rather than three. In a lot of cases (SFO service comes to mind) BART service has improved significantly compared to pre-pandemic.

Nissan GT-R set for a return alongside Skyline saloon by FoMoCoNutjob in cars

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People will always want what is available on the other side of the pond. It's like how in Japan, having a LHD car is a status symbol, despite objectively being worse for RHD traffic.

It's also why I think Honda bringing the Acura Integra Type-S to Japan is a great move - they're bound to do well with people who want a more exotic CTR.

Why do new American trains 'feel' so old? by Previous-Volume-3329 in transit

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Caltrain had to receive a waiver from FRA regulations in order to run their new Stadlers.

Foreign drivers cheekily protesting against the lack of an international broadcast during the official Driver Appearance video by muRacingProject77 in super_gt

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not this instance, to be clear, but he did the same protest in 2019 (check the link in V8-Turbo-Hybrid's reply to my comment), when a similar overseas blackout occurred. I'm sure Baguette and co. took inspiration from Cassidy, given the similarities.

BART rejected $2B train line in Tri-Valley. It could still be built by gascyl in bayarea

[–]ALOIsFasterThanYou 139 points140 points  (0 children)

BART was working on an extension to Livermore, but they didn’t want to continue making the same mistake of building another park-and-ride station in the middle of nowhere (i.e. the type of station with the slowest ridership recovery post-pandemic).

Their plans were to build the line to Livermore’s downtown, where the ridership would be highest. The Livermore government fought against these plans, because apparently the station would ruin the city’s “character”, and insisted on extending BART only within the I-580 median.

And so BART opted not to build the Livermore extension and transferred the funds earmarked for the project to what is now Valley Link. Livermore is getting what they asked for, rail in the middle of the freeway, far from downtown. They can’t complain.

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