A Bus Driver’s Trip Log
Of the LA-San Diego roundtrip
Date: June 13, 2267
Trip #: 25490
Vehicle: Zephyr 9000, a solar-powered bus
Route: Los Angeles — San Diego — Los Angeles
Driver: Humanoid Model XP1000
Weather: Clear blue skies
/Begin Trip Log/
07:45 AM — Initiated pre-departure checks on the Zephyr 9000 bus. Verified battery charge level and system functionality.
08:00 AM — Departed Los Angeles bus depot, beginning the trip to San Diego.
09:30 AM — Arrived at the first stop — Irvine. Doors opened.
09:33 AM — Doors closed.
10:40 AM — Arrived at the second stop — Encinitas. Doors opened.
10:43 AM — Doors closed.
11:45 AM — Arrived at San Diego terminal. Parked the bus and initiated the charging process under direct sunlight.
02:00 PM — Completed charging cycle. Prepared for the return trip to Los Angeles.
02:15 PM — Departed San Diego terminal.
03:20 PM — Arrived at the first stop — Encinitas. Doors opened.
03:23 PM — Doors closed.
04:31 PM — Arrived at the second stop — Irvine. Doors opened.
04:34 PM — Doors closed.
06:05 PM — Arrived back at Los Angeles bus depot.
06:15 PM — Completed post-trip checks and maintenance tasks.
06:25 PM — Logged trip data. End of duty cycle.
Notes: The trip between Los Angeles and San Diego was completed smoothly without any incidents or delays. All systems of the solar-powered electric bus operated within normal parameters.
/End Trip Log/
P.S. The humanoid bus driver, Model XP1000, has been operating the LA — San Diego route daily for the last seventy years. It was programmed to deal with every possible scenario, except one where there were no passengers. Yes, it’s been forty years since all humans perished in a nuclear disaster.
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