[Northern Light]

Meanwhile, can we expect to see "R2-D2" cleaning the subway and light rail platforms? Will there be a "C-3PO" to empty the trash bag when it gets full? What "defences" will the droids have against vandals?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1648326625807810561

I don't what why you have the silly opening sentence.

The answer is that yes, commercial cleaning machines will increasingly do routine janitorial work, as they should. The object is not turn people of out of jobs they need but to repurpose people to do more interesting, unique and challenging things rather than the most dull, repetitive tasks.

I've been looking forward to seeing more of these roll out and I expect more in large retailers soon.

One reason I've been in favour of boosting the minimum wage, beyond insuring people make a decent living, it to incentivize business to invest in productivity; and there she is.

Now does it need some software tweaks still; yeah, probably, but its close. Good!

There will still be many cleaning oriented tasks for which machines are not easily suited for the next several years at least, if not a couple of decades.

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That said, this has very little to do w/the TTC yet.

One of the limitations for the TTC will be that these machines are still pretty rudimentary in being able to navigate elevators and change floors.

 

[Richard White]

That said, this has very little to do w/the TTC yet.

One of the limitations for the TTC will be that these machines are still pretty rudimentary in being able to navigate elevators and change floors.

Also, they usually use one floor cleaning machine for a number of stations. I have seen TTC staff use a ramp to load the floor cleaning machine onto a subway train.

 

[Undead]

Today:

 

[Richard White]

Today:

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What am I looking at?

 

[Adjei]

What am I looking at?

I believe Mcnicoll garage

 

[drum118]

I believe Mcnicoll garage

yep and old news other than nighttime shots

 

[Undead]

Leave a like or scroll past bub. Richard you've been here long enough to know what's depicted.

 

[Richard White]

Leave a like or scroll past bub. Richard you've been here long enough to know what's depicted.

It was the train tracks that threw me off.

 

[turbanplanner]

Anyone know why wheel trans doesn't usually take king street? I had a ride today and it took forever using other streets

 

[W. K. Lis]

Anyone know why wheel trans doesn't usually take king street? I had a ride today and it took forever using other streets

Probably because the TTC CEO, Richard J. Leary, didn't want to upset his pro-automobile handlers.

 

[turbanplanner]

Probably because the TTC CEO, Richard J. Leary, didn't want to upset his pro-automobile handlers.

wasn't it still the case when byford was around

 

[W. K. Lis]

wasn't it still the case when byford was around

By "handlers", I mean the TTC Commissioners, and especially the Toronto Transportation who prioritize the auto. Likely they put that "restriction" to undermine Wheel-Trans.

 

[nfitz]

Leave a like or scroll past bub. Richard you've been here long enough to know what's depicted.

I certainly didn't know what it was - paying little attention to bus garages. I'd be surprised if I'm the only one. I'm not sure I'd even remember there was a McNichol bus garage now, as I never drive along there. I'd be hard-pressed to locate any of the ones I don't drive (or Transit) past ... Birchmount, Queensway, Mount Dennis, Wilson.

 

[ARG1]

By "handlers", I mean the TTC Commissioners, and especially the Toronto Transportation who prioritize the auto. Likely they put that "restriction" to undermine Wheel-Trans.

Maybe back your statements up with some facts? Your doomerism is getting really annoying.

 

[T3G]

That conspiracy doesn't even make any sense. The amount of autos along King is already at an absolute minimum! There's no "auto lobby" to upset by sending Wheel Trans along King Street!