Trains, Brains, and Cost Overruns

I plan on being a good servant to our future robot overlords

“Leadership is about how to be, not how to do it.”

-Frances Hesselbein z’’l¹

In 2008, the state of California began building a high-speed bullet train between San Francisco and Los Angeles.  

The estimated cost?   $33 billion.

The estimated date for completion?   2020.

What is the estimated cost today?   Over $100 billion.

And has the train been completed in 2…