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		bluGill 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ex-Waymo engineers launch Bedrock Robotics to auto... There is direct need but it isn't obvious until 5 years after it is done.

taeric 4 months ago [–]

That is indirect, pretty much by definition.

Directly, there are few if any jobs that are not getting done due to lack of HSR today.

Indirectly, people project a ton of benefits to having HSR.

bluGill 4 months ago | [–]

The direct need is all the people dieing on the highways.

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