deltic
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This is not a discussion about the rights and wrongs of driverless trains but the technology which they require
It is nearly 50 years since driverless trains were introduced on the Victoria Line and over time they have slowly been introduced on metro lines around the world including systems such as DLR.
The automotive and software industries are investing heavily in driverless car/truck technology with breakthroughs and advances being announced all the time.
As a lay person I would have expected the rail industry to be way ahead of the automotive sector in this regard but apart from metro systems little progress seems to have been made.
What are the reasons for this and what techology is required to enable driverless trains to operate on the national rail network?
It is nearly 50 years since driverless trains were introduced on the Victoria Line and over time they have slowly been introduced on metro lines around the world including systems such as DLR.
The automotive and software industries are investing heavily in driverless car/truck technology with breakthroughs and advances being announced all the time.
As a lay person I would have expected the rail industry to be way ahead of the automotive sector in this regard but apart from metro systems little progress seems to have been made.
What are the reasons for this and what techology is required to enable driverless trains to operate on the national rail network?