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high speed train
Living
3 min read

Vietnam high-speed railroad to cost $500M annually to operate

Vietnam’s north-south high-speed rail is expected to cost US$500 million a year to operate in the initial time, with the government footing a substantial part of the bill. According to the Ministry of Transport, in the first four years revenues are expected…

Rail and Road Freight
Living
1 min read

Railroad popularity a thing of the past

Though demand for travel and transportation has grown exponentially in recent years, the railroad has witnessed a sharp decline in popularity since its heydays a few decades ago. Some 10.4 million people traveled by trains in 1990, accounting for 3 percent of…

VR content
Telecom
2 min read

AI-controlled on demand bus services planned in Japan

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation and Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. have established a new joint venture to provide commercial on-demand-bus (ODB) transit services controlled by artificial intelligence. The joint venture, Next Mobility, will commence operations in…