Metro set to return to self-driving trains 15 years after Red Line crash
Metro hopes to begin shifting in December to an automated system, which was not to blame for the deadly crash.
Metro plans to return to self-driving trains 15 years after deadly crash
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is planning to return to self-piloting trains, 15 years after automated trains were turned off in the wake of a deadly crash on the Red Line.
Metro plans to use trains' automatic mode for 1st time since deadly 2009 crash
The agency says it’s ready to use its automatic, computer-controlled train operation system for the first time in 15 years, since a deadly crash on the Red Line in 2009.
Metro will return to automated service in December
Metro trains in the Washington metropolitan area will return to self-driving after a 15-year hiatus due to a deadly collision on the Red Line that killed nine people. Automatic train operation is actually found to be safer and more efficient than manually operated trains as it isn’t prone to human errors of
Metro looking to reintroduce automated trains 15 years after deadly crash
Fifteen years after two trains collided on the Red Line, killing nine people, WMATA is considering a move back to automated trains.
Metro plans to return to self-driving trains
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