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Max Ng

@maxtmng

Mobility researcher πŸ“¦πŸšŒπŸš†πŸš™ PhD, ML engineer, civil engineer, Hongkonger πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ San Francisco πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² https://maxtmng.com

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Bye autonomous bus

02.01.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just tried out the #autonomous #bus in Shenzhen, China!
There are a few fully autonomous bus routes in pilot (with safety drivers) in Qianhai, Nanshan
The ride was comfortable but slow
Also some human intervention, around construction and catching up with the schedule...

02.01.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This also reminds of the South Island Line in Hong Kong or Jurong Region Line in Singapore (that I had much fun in the preliminary design as an engineer)

15.11.2025 03:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not to mention the amazing views and beautiful stations!

15.11.2025 03:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Skyline Honolulu - easily one of the best #transit in the US!
Driverless trains, open gangway, platform screen door

15.11.2025 03:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Where is morality on wheels? Decoding large language model (LLM)-driven decision in the ethical dilemmas of autonomous vehicles Large Language Models have attracted global attention due to their capabilities in understanding, knowledge synthesis, and generating contextually rel…

Now we actually treat AI/LLM as humans when research uses a logit model to analyze their views in a trolley problem-like stated preference survey ...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

03.05.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Resilience in #TRBAM

06.01.2025 13:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s happening! Tonight, MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber unveiled one of the signs at the entrance to the Congestion Relief Zone. Tolling begins at midnight.

Learn more: congestionreliefzone.mta.info

04.01.2025 22:56 πŸ‘ 1171 πŸ” 226 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 128
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Next week is #TRBAM! Come to talk about public #transit and shared autonomous vehicles #AV if interested

03.01.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 TRB Annual Meeting Reception List

Hi Bluesky TRBers, continuing our annual tradition with the #TRBAM reception spreadsheet for 2025!

As always, please add receptions and share with friends and colleagues.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the TRB Annual Meeting next month!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

02.12.2024 22:47 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
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San Francisco @sfmta.bsky.social Muni Union Square station
I do appreciate the interior aesthetics

27.12.2024 23:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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23.12.2024 01:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Awesome holiday vibe with @chicagocta.bsky.social holiday #train!

23.12.2024 01:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is exactly true that shared autonomous vehicles are better for the environment and traffic than personal AVs.

While there are many market players now, it's unfortunate to see one gone...

11.12.2024 16:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0