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Autonomous Tubes and buses, but train drivers have job security

25 July 2014
The Docklands Light Railway is already driverless; Tube lines and even buses could be one day too
The Docklands Light Railway is already driverless; Tube lines and even buses could be one day too

 

Automated technology will transform many, but not all, forms of public transport, believes Begg. 

Train drivers will continue to be needed on the mixed traffic railway. “The problem is not technology: it is the line of sight and the massive distances trains need to identify and react to obstacles and come to a stop safely.

“Radar-based adaptive cruise control systems fitted to most luxury cars these days could conceivably be adapted to trains but the massive time and distance...

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