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I used the term 'rash' to describe two fatal train crossing accidents and the high speed derailment within a short period of weeks. This is a statistical anomaly. While I worked in the commuter rail industry for several years I cannot verify that any onboard systems currently in use would detect a vehicle on the tracks. My conversations with the NTSB after the NYC crash concerned the flammability of the train cars. The programming firm Orthstar is based nearby and they do a good bit of train system work. For a train to top 100 mph is unusual since the routes are too curving on the East coast runs.
There are technical questions and there are social issues in deploying wide spread automation. Value management comes into play. Hersbird, thank you for your service. I have a cousin who served on nuke boats. P-hack take a pill. My anti anxiety meds last about 5.5 hours. I live in NY state so I have first hand experience with scumbag politicians. The Feds can't prosecute them fast enough. What works well with CA 405 traffic will not work with our local deer population. Radar can detect a car in the same lane. Omnidirectional infrared sensors could detect an animal but even the deer doesn't know what it will do next. In the end people will decide what level of automation works for them as in the multiple traction control systems on high powered motorcycles.
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