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The AFR posted:

NSW Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance has claimed advances in technology, such as autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence, will mean governments will soon cease to provide commuter transport services.

The Minister said on-demand services, and big data powered private enterprises would mean the abolition of time-tabled services and the end of government-supplied vehicles within the next 10-15 years.

Mr Constance was talking to The Australian Financial Review to update his plans for NSW to become recognised as a global leader in technology-led transport solutions, which he showcased last year with a high-profile conference featuring Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

In a future vision, which will cause many to question logistical feasibility, he said recently changed regulations, making it easier for point to point transport providers like Uber to thrive in NSW, would soon be augmented by autonomous vehicles, intelligent big data systems and privately run on-demand buses and trains.

"They will be all private. In 10 to 15 years' time government will not be in the provision of transport services, it will be all on demand, private sector driven, underpinned by innovation in technology," the Minister said.

"Already every new train that we are bringing online now, whether it is the Metro train or light rail, are all private sector partnerships."

The NSW government is already in the market for delivery of on-demand buses, which can be booked for vehicles with fewer than 12 passengers, and Mr Constance said he expected commuters, particularly in inner city areas, to be using subscription, automated vehicles within 10 years.

Mr Constance said an earlier move to open up transport data to private developers via APIs meant it was receiving many innovative pitches, which would change the way people looked to commute in the near future.

He has previously exchanged barbs with the government-owned State Transit Authority (STA), which provides some of the state's buses, claiming private operators provide better, more reliable services.

This has led to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union accusing the government of working to totally privatise public transport, something the Minister now appears to be confirming.

"There is always going to be the responsibility of government to deliver community safety in and around transport, and that will become a role of compliance and increasingly contract management may underpin it," Mr Constance said.

Behind much of Mr Constance's plans is an increased use of so-called big data analytics to take advantage of the huge volume of information related to transport in order to tailor services and provide real time information to commuters.

Transport For New South Wales has worked with tech giants including US firm Salesforce which has provided it with a platform to capture all customer feedback in real time across its transport services from online and mobile apps.

The Minister said it was now able to respond much more effectively to customer complaints about network performance, and make better informed plans for future changes.

Free Wi-Fi for all

Mr Constance also said he expected commuters to have access to free Wi-Fi on trains in the near future, following a successful trial of ad-supported services on selected Sydney bus routes.

He said that while the trial had not yet finished, it was likely to be rolled out across the bus and rail network in future.

"Into the future I expect this to be available on trains as well [because] mobile blackspots alongside train lines is something Canberra really needs to rectify," Mr Constance said.

"We are running the bus Wi-Fi trials through the STA at the moment and it is not costing the tax payer anything because we are dealing with a company where they are utilising the provision of free Wi-Fi services in exchange for advertising space."

Avshalom posted:

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Bogan King posted:

It's easy to lose sight of the little things when such matters of importance as 18c are being discussed but it should be noted that the NSW Transport Minister thinks apps will replace public transport in the next decade.


Please note that anytime someone says 'big data' they are talking right out of their arse. In fact it is quite possible that anyone who seriously talks about big data to be entirely composed of arse.

MysticalMachineGun posted:

"What about poor people who rely on public transport?"

"Who gives a poo poo? BIG DATAAAAAAAAAA!"

Urcher posted:

I want to know how they plan to safeguard the transport history data of the entire population.

J/k they don't plan do to anything that might interfere with private profits innovation

MysticalMachineGun posted:

Of course they'll store it all on IBM Cloud Servers, and if it gets hacked, so what? If you weren't doing anything wrong you have nothing to hide!

Urcher posted:

I'm only sightly concerned about "hackers". The bigger problem is the companies with the data using it for shady purposes like Uber's god view and walks of glory, selling the data to affiliates, and not requiring due process before giving data to law enforcement.

JBP posted:

What is Uber's God view? I only take transport to my house from getting drunk/high so I don't understand the wider implications and bows that can be drawn.

e: Outside of them watching you go to Marxism 2017

JBP posted:

What is Uber's God view? I only take transport to my house from getting drunk/high so I don't understand the wider implications and bows that can be drawn.

e: Outside of them watching you go to Marxism 2017

JBP posted:

What did Uber do to them once they tracked them?

Urcher posted:

Gave their location out to all the party goers.

Uber employees also use it to stalk their exes. http://www.news.com.au/finance/busi...dbe2a90cfe56c66

Ora Tzo posted:

Anyway fears of an Uber future could be unfounded as they could be going under. Their CEO just jumped ship.

Bogan King posted:

It was their president and their head of maps, the CEO (who is the shithead) is still their. The other two jumped ship because the culture at Uber is so toxic they couldn't work there anymore and didn't think it could be fixed.

Anidav posted:

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I would blow Dane Cook posted:

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hiddenmovement posted:

I fully expect there to be mass automated uber esque transport replacing private cars but he be high as gently caress if he thinks it will ever replace public transport let alone in ten years.

Anidav posted:

Howdy D&D


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